What I Wish I Knew Before Pentesting AWS Environments

SANS PenTest HackFest 2022

Speaker: Nick Frichette, Senior Security Researcher, Datadog

AWS is one of the go-to cloud providers, hosting an unimaginable number of applications and services for customers. While cloud technologies can be incredibly useful for organizations, their complexities can lead to security pitfalls. In this talk I will share insights on how Penetration Testers can effectively conduct assessments in AWS and cover lesser-discussed misconfigurations to look out for. If you’re just getting started with pentesting AWS or if …

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