AZ 900 – Part III – Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Entra ID Overview What is Microsoft Entra ID? Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), is a cloud-based identity and access management service provided by Microsoft. It enables organizations to manage user identities and access to resources securely. Key Features of Microsoft Entra ID Identity Management: User Lifecycle Management: Entra ID Read More …

AZ 900 – Part II – Architecture & Security II

Microsoft Azure is a powerful cloud computing platform that provides a wide range of services and resources for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers. Understanding the structure of Azure is essential for effectively utilizing its capabilities. Key components of Azure’s organizational structure include subscriptions, management groups, resource groups, and resources. Read More …

AZ 900 – Part II – Architecture & Security I

Microsoft Azure is a comprehensive cloud computing platform that provides a wide range of services, including computing power, storage, networking, databases, analytics, and more. Understanding its global infrastructure involves several key concepts: Regions and Availability Zones Regions: Azure is divided into geographic regions, which are clusters of data centers located in specific areas around the Read More …

AZ 900 – Part I – Microsoft Azure Cloud Concepts

Microsoft Azure Cloud Concepts Cloud Service Models Types of Cloud Computing Benefits of the Cloud Fundamental characteristics of cloud computing Cloud computing offers convenient, on-demand access to your computing resources online. This has facilitated the move to remote work and supports collaboration wherever you are located. For IT teams, cloud services also make technological provisioning Read More …

What are the advantages of FASP

The speed increases are achieved by sending larger packets than TCP, not waiting for confirmation that a packet has been received before sending the next one, and only re-sending packets that are confirmed as having been dropped. FASP (Fast and Secure Protocol), used in IBM Aspera, offers significant advantages for cloud data transfer, enabling faster, Read More …

Notes – AWS Systems Manager Session Manager

Session Manager is a fully managed AWS Systems Manager tool. With Session Manager, you can manage EC2 instances, edge devices, on-premises servers, and VMs. You can use either an interactive one-click browser-based shell or the AWS Command Line Interface. Session Manager provides secure node management without the need to open inbound ports, maintain bastion hosts, Read More …

Some fun AWS reads

Bucket Monopoly: Breaching AWS Accounts Through Shadow Resources https://www.aquasec.com/blog/bucket-monopoly-breaching-aws-accounts-through-shadow-resources/ Capturing Exposed AWS Keys During Dynamic Web Application Tests https://www.praetorian.com/blog/capturing-exposed-aws-keys-during-dynamic-web-application-tests/ AWS Network Firewall egress filtering can be easily bypassed https://canglad.com/blog/2023/aws-network-firewall-egress-filtering-can-be-easily-bypassed/

AWS Notes – AWS Pentesting

An Opinionated Ramp Up Guide to AWS Pentesting https://awssecuritydigest.com/articles/opinionated-ramp-up-guide-to-aws-pentesting https://medium.com/@MorattiSec/my-aws-pentest-methodology-14c333b7fb58 Understanding the Shared Responsibility Model https://www.wiz.io/academy/shared-responsibility-model fwd:cloudsec https://fwdcloudsec.org/ AWS Customer Support Policy for Penetration Testing https://aws.amazon.com/security/penetration-testing/ Also, read this and follow the AWS pentesting rules. Cloud Tests One is a review of the external facing posture, which you can consider adjacent to a traditional External Read More …