One of several embodiments of the disclosed method of operating a scanning system 101 may include a cyber security scanning system for a cloud environment 101 may include a processor 500 to operate said system. This processor may include central processing units and other similar computer-enabling equipment for processing and executing commands based on the information inputted to said system. The processor may be communicatively connected to a computer network or series of networks to accomplish said cyber security function.
As an example embodiment, a processor unit 500 may be configured to use a cloud-provider API 501 that may communicate with one or more specified computer-readable media across a digital network. This can be accomplished through internet protocols, internet control message protocols, transmission control protocol, or user datagram protocol. Cloud provider API 501 may be one of several forms of middleware, interface, middle layer, or other systems of interfacing applications. A processor may be one or more computer processing units, central processing unit, server, microcomputer, mainframe, and any other manifestation of digital computing.