Beyond the Perimeter: Uncovering the Hidden Threat of Data Exfiltration in Google Cloud Platform

In this talk, we will discuss the numerous ways attackers can steal data from Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources with minimal chance of detection. It explores five different methods an attacker can use to exfiltrate data in the popular services: Google Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL and BigQuery. For each method we will describe the generated log events and what to look for to detect malicious behavior. We will finish with a summary of the key takeaways and next steps for …

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