The increasing reliance on cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made securing these environments a top priority for organizations worldwide. AWS provides a robust suite of tools to manage infrastructure, but it also presents unique challenges when responding to security incidents. This lab takes you into the heart of an AWS security investigation, where you'll uncover the tactics used by a threat actor to exploit cloud resources. By leveraging AWS forensic capabilities, you’ll trace the attacker’s actions, identify how they escalated privileges, and pinpoint the measures they used to maintain access.
Throughout this lab, you will explore fundamental AWS concepts such as CloudTrail logging, IAM roles, and privilege escalation. You will work with CloudTrail logs to analyze API activity and determine the timeline of events, from the initial unauthorized access to subsequent malicious actions. The lab emphasizes critical skills such as identifying persistence mechanisms, detecting privilege escalation, and reconstructing an attacker’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
This hands-on investigation highlights the importance of securing cloud environments by showcasing real-world scenarios where gaps in monitoring, IAM policies, and logging could be exploited. By the end of this walkthrough, you will have a deeper understanding of how to investigate and mitigate potential security breaches in AWS environments. The lab aims to enhance your skills in cloud forensics and prepare you for the challenges of securing cloud infrastructure in an ever-evolving threat landscape.