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Published inOct 2023
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Rishalin Pillay
Rishalin Pillay
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Rishalin Pillay

Rishalin Pillay is an Offensive Cybersecurity expert who holds a number of awards and certifications from multiple companies in the Cybersecurity industry. He is well known for his contributions to online learning courses related to Red Teaming and as the author of Learn Penetration Testing. He holds Content Publisher Gold and Platinum awards for his contributions made towards the Cybersecurity Industry, including the Events Speaker Gold award for influential public speaking at Tier-1 business events.
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Mohammed Abutheraa
Mohammed Abutheraa
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Mohammed Abutheraa

Mohammed Abutheraa is Cybersecurity specialist who has over 15 years of experience in IT security, risk management, security infrastructure, and technology implementation in both private and public sector environments. He worked as Incident Response and Remediation Advisor and supported customers remediating against major incidents in the last years. He has experience in Threat Intelligence and Proactive Services like Vulnerability Assessments and Red / Purple Teaming experiences.
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Exploiting cloud services

The methods, techniques, and tools explained in this chapter can be used for services or applications hosted in the cloud, specifically Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). These types of cloud architecture usually expose applications or services in close similarity to the on-premises environment and therefore are prone to the same types of attacks.

SaaS services within the cloud usually require different tools and techniques. One example is checking for weaker protocols implemented in such a setup and looking for a way to bypass the controls implemented – for example, bypassing MFA when legacy protocols are enabled.

Common vulnerabilities or misconfigurations in cloud services can be exploited. The following are a few examples:

  • Incomplete or lack of MFA: Account passwords are vulnerable to theft or cracking when using some of the tools and techniques mentioned earlier in this chapter. The lack of or incomplete...
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Rishalin Pillay

Rishalin Pillay is an Offensive Cybersecurity expert who holds a number of awards and certifications from multiple companies in the Cybersecurity industry. He is well known for his contributions to online learning courses related to Red Teaming and as the author of Learn Penetration Testing. He holds Content Publisher Gold and Platinum awards for his contributions made towards the Cybersecurity Industry, including the Events Speaker Gold award for influential public speaking at Tier-1 business events.
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Mohammed Abutheraa

Mohammed Abutheraa is Cybersecurity specialist who has over 15 years of experience in IT security, risk management, security infrastructure, and technology implementation in both private and public sector environments. He worked as Incident Response and Remediation Advisor and supported customers remediating against major incidents in the last years. He has experience in Threat Intelligence and Proactive Services like Vulnerability Assessments and Red / Purple Teaming experiences.
Read more about Mohammed Abutheraa