Overview

Cloud Security represents the modern frontier of cybersecurity. As organizations migrate to cloud platforms, understanding cloud-specific vulnerabilities and attack vectors becomes crucial. This comprehensive module covers multi-cloud security assessment, container security, serverless exploitation, and cloud-native attack techniques used by modern threat actors.

Learning Objectives

๐ŸŸ  AWS Security Testing

AWS Identity & Access Management

Comprehensive testing of AWS IAM configurations and privilege escalation paths.

  • IAM policy analysis and exploitation
  • Cross-account role assumption attacks
  • Service-linked role exploitation
  • Identity federation bypass techniques

EC2 Instance Security

Elastic Compute Cloud instance enumeration and exploitation techniques.

  • EC2 metadata service exploitation
  • Instance profile privilege escalation
  • SSM agent exploitation
  • EBS snapshot analysis

S3 Bucket Security

Simple Storage Service misconfiguration identification and data extraction.

  • S3 bucket enumeration techniques
  • Bucket policy bypass methods
  • Presigned URL exploitation
  • Cross-account bucket access

๐Ÿ”ต Azure Security Assessment

Azure Active Directory

Azure AD security testing and privilege escalation techniques.

  • Azure AD enumeration and reconnaissance
  • Application registration exploitation
  • Conditional access bypass methods
  • Azure AD Connect security assessment

Azure Resource Management

Azure Resource Manager security testing and lateral movement.

  • Resource group enumeration
  • Azure Key Vault exploitation
  • Managed Identity abuse
  • Azure Policy bypass techniques

Azure Compute Security

Azure virtual machine and container security assessment.

  • VM metadata service exploitation
  • Azure Container Instances testing
  • Azure Functions security assessment
  • Azure Arc exploitation

๐ŸŸก Google Cloud Platform Security

GCP Identity & Access

Google Cloud IAM security testing and privilege escalation.

  • Cloud IAM policy analysis
  • Service account key exploitation
  • Workload Identity abuse
  • Organization policy bypass

Compute Engine Security

GCP Compute Engine instance security assessment.

  • Metadata service exploitation
  • Instance template analysis
  • Cloud Shell security testing
  • Preemptible instance exploitation

Cloud Storage Security

Google Cloud Storage bucket security testing.

  • Cloud Storage enumeration
  • Bucket IAM policy testing
  • Signed URL exploitation
  • Cloud Storage transfer exploitation

๐Ÿณ Container Security

Docker Security Testing

Docker container security assessment and escape techniques.

  • Container escape techniques
  • Docker socket exploitation
  • Container image analysis
  • Docker Compose security testing

Kubernetes Security

Kubernetes cluster security testing and privilege escalation.

  • Kubernetes API server exploitation
  • RBAC policy bypass techniques
  • Pod security policy exploitation
  • Cluster network security testing

Container Registry Security

Container registry security assessment and image exploitation.

  • Registry enumeration techniques
  • Image vulnerability analysis
  • Registry access control testing
  • Supply chain attack vectors

โšก Serverless Security

AWS Lambda Security

Lambda function security testing and exploitation techniques.

  • Lambda function enumeration
  • Environment variable exploitation
  • Lambda layer security testing
  • Event source mapping exploitation

Azure Functions Security

Azure Functions security assessment and privilege escalation.

  • Function app enumeration
  • Application settings exploitation
  • Function trigger security testing
  • Managed Identity abuse in functions

Cloud Functions Security

Google Cloud Functions security testing and exploitation.

  • Cloud Function enumeration
  • Environment variable exploitation
  • Function IAM policy testing
  • Cloud Scheduler exploitation

๐Ÿ” Cloud-Native Security

Secrets Management

Cloud secrets management system security testing.

  • AWS Secrets Manager exploitation
  • Azure Key Vault security testing
  • Google Secret Manager assessment
  • HashiCorp Vault cloud integration

Cloud Networking

Cloud network security assessment and lateral movement.

  • VPC/VNet security testing
  • Cloud firewall bypass techniques
  • Load balancer security assessment
  • CDN security testing

DevOps Pipeline Security

CI/CD pipeline security testing and exploitation.

  • GitHub Actions security testing
  • Azure DevOps pipeline assessment
  • GitLab CI/CD security testing
  • Jenkins cloud integration security

๐Ÿงช Hands-on Lab: Multi-Cloud Security Assessment

Objective: Perform a comprehensive security assessment across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

Duration: 8-12 hours

Skills Practiced: Cloud enumeration, privilege escalation, data extraction, lateral movement

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๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Essential Tools

AWS Testing Tools

  • Pacu: AWS exploitation framework
  • CloudMapper: AWS environment visualization
  • Scout Suite: Multi-cloud security auditing
  • aws-vault: AWS credential management

Azure Testing Tools

  • MicroBurst: Azure security assessment
  • ROADtools: Azure AD reconnaissance
  • Stormspotter: Azure attack path mapping
  • Azurite: Azure emulator for testing

Multi-Cloud Tools

  • Cloudsplaining: IAM policy analysis
  • Cloudsploit: Cloud security scanning
  • Falco: Runtime security monitoring
  • Kube-hunter: Kubernetes security testing

๐Ÿ“‹ Recommended Resources

๐ŸŽฏ Certification Alignment

Cloud Security Certifications

This module covers essential cloud security certifications:

  • โœ… AWS Certified Security - Specialty
  • โœ… Azure Security Engineer Associate
  • โœ… Google Cloud Security Engineer
  • โœ… Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
  • โœ… Cloud Security Alliance (CCSP)

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