Building and Automating Penetration Testing Labs in the Cloud

The significant increase in the number of cloud-related threats and issues has led to a surge in the demand for cloud security professionals. This book will help you set up vulnerable-by-design environments in the cloud to minimize the risks involved while learning all about cloud penetration testing and ethical hacking.
This step-by-step guide begins by helping you design and build penetration testing labs that mimic modern cloud environments running on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Next, you’ll find out how to use infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions to manage a variety of lab environments in the cloud. As you advance, you’ll discover how generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, can be leveraged to accelerate the preparation of IaC templates and configurations. You’ll also learn how to validate vulnerabilities by exploiting misconfigurations and vulnerabilities using various penetration testing tools and techniques. Finally, you’ll explore several practical strategies for managing the complexity, cost, and risks involved when dealing with penetration testing lab environments in the cloud.
By the end of this penetration testing book, you’ll be able to design and build cost-effective vulnerable cloud lab environments where you can experiment and practice different types of attacks and penetration testing techniques.

Type
ebook
Category
Security
publication date
2023-10-13
what you will learn

Build vulnerable-by-design labs that mimic modern cloud environments
Find out how to manage the risks associated with cloud lab environments
Use infrastructure as code to automate lab infrastructure deployments
Validate vulnerabilities present in penetration testing labs
Find out how to manage the costs of running labs on AWS, Azure, and GCP
Set up IAM privilege escalation labs for advanced penetration testing
Use generative AI tools to generate infrastructure as code templates
Import the Kali Linux Generic Cloud Image to the cloud with ease

no of pages
562
duration
1124
key features
Explore strategies for managing the complexity, cost, and security of running labs in the cloud * Unlock the power of infrastructure as code and generative AI when building complex lab environments * Learn how to build pentesting labs that mimic modern environments on AWS, Azure, and GCP * Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
approach
The book begins with a gentle introduction of cloud security and penetration testing concepts. It then focuses on having the reader set up a variety of vulnerable penetration testing lab environments on top of isolated virtual private cloud networks. Finally, the book covers the best practices and strategies when managing and reducing the cost of running vulnerable environments in the cloud.
audience
This book is for security engineers, cloud engineers, and aspiring security professionals who want to learn more about penetration testing and cloud security. Other tech professionals working on advancing their career in cloud security who want to learn how to manage the complexity, costs, and risks associated with building and managing hacking lab environments in the cloud will find this book useful.
meta description
Take your penetration testing career to the next level by discovering how to set up and exploit cost-effective hacking lab environments on AWS, Azure, and GCP
short description
This hands-on guide will help you design and build a variety of penetration testing labs that mimic modern cloud environments running on AWS, Azure, and GCP. In addition to these, you will explore a number of practical strategies on how to manage the complexity, cost, and security risks involved when setting up vulnerable cloud lab environments.
subtitle
Set up cost-effective hacking environments for learning cloud security on AWS, Azure, and GCP
keywords
hackers; hacker tools; pentesting tools; pentesting keys; ethical hacking tools; penetration testing kit; web penetration testing
Product ISBN
9781837632398