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Attacker Mindset — Cloud · modules

Shared responsibility reality, IAM sprawl, metadata endpoints, K8s + serverless + supply chain, data exposure, cloud-specific detection.

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Attacker Mindset — Cloud Beginner Members

Module 1 · The Shared Responsibility Illusion

Cloud providers secure infrastructure; customers secure configuration. Every breach happens on customer side.

Apr 22, 2026 60 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Intermediate Members

Module 2 · Cloud IAM — Where Most Breaches Live

Wildcard permissions, iam:PassRole privesc, cross-account trust, Pacu, PMapper. IAM is the hardest part of cloud security.

Apr 22, 2026 75 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Intermediate Members

Module 3 · Metadata Endpoints — Still the Killer Chain

169.254.169.254, Capital One, IMDSv1 vs v2, container metadata, K8s service accounts. SSRF → cloud takeover.

Apr 22, 2026 75 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Advanced Members

Module 4 · Cross-Account Trust Attacks

Overly broad Principal, confused deputy, External ID, Azure Lighthouse. MSSP compromise cascades.

Apr 22, 2026 90 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Advanced Members

Module 5 · Kubernetes — The Platform That Multiplies Attack Surface

Pod → node → cluster, service account tokens, RBAC paths, exposed kubelet/etcd. kube-hunter, peirates.

Apr 22, 2026 90 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Advanced Members

Module 6 · Serverless — New Surface, Not Smaller Surface

Lambda role credential theft, event source injection, dep vulns, supply chain. Serverless shifts attack surface.

Apr 22, 2026 90 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Advanced Members

Module 7 · Cloud Supply Chain — CI to Production

Codecov, CircleCI, SolarWinds patterns in cloud. OIDC federation, least-priv deploy roles, pinned artifacts.

Apr 22, 2026 90 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Intermediate Members

Module 8 · Public Data Stores — The Classic

Public S3, open GCS, anonymous Azure Blob. Continues in 2026 despite a decade of awareness.

Apr 22, 2026 75 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Advanced Members

Module 9 · Cloud Detection — Different Telemetry, Different Rules

CloudTrail, Activity Log, Audit Log. Identity-first detection. GuardDuty/Defender/SCC. Maturity model.

Apr 22, 2026 90 min Open
Attacker Mindset — Cloud Expert Members

Module 10 · Multi-Cloud — The Complexity Tax

Per-cloud skill, divergent defaults, N × CSPM. Multi-cloud without investment = weaker overall security.

Apr 22, 2026 90 min Open
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