Pentesting Azure Applications: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Securing Deployments

Burrough, Matt

ISBN 10: 1593278632 / ISBN 13: 9781593278632

Published by No Starch Press, 2018

Seller Inventory # 49D47_74_1593278632

Synopsis:

A comprehensive guide to penetration testing cloud services deployed with Microsoft Azure, the popular cloud computing service provider used by companies like Warner Brothers and Apple.

A comprehensive guide to penetration testing cloud services deployed in Microsoft Azure, the popular cloud computing service provider used by numerous companies large and small.

You'll learn how to:
-Find security issues related to multi-factor authentication and management certificates
-Make sense of Azure's services by using PowerShell commands to find IP addresses, administrative users, and firewall rules
-Discover security configuration errors that could lead to exploits against Azure storage and keys
-Uncover weaknesses in virtual machine settings that enable you to and acquire passwords, binaries, code, and settings files
-Penetrate networks by enumerating firewall rules
-Investigate specialized services like Azure Key Vault and Azure Websites
-Know when you might be caught by viewing logs and security events

Packed with real-world examples from the author's experience as a corporate penetration tester, sample scripts from pen-tests and "Defenders Tips" that explain how companies can reduce risk, Pentesting Azure provides a clear overview of how to effectively perform security tests so that you can provide the most accurate assessments possible.

About the Author: Matt Burrough is a Senior Penetration Tester on a corporate red team at a large software company where he assesses the security of cloud computing services and internal systems. He frequently attends hacker and information security conferences. Burrough holds a Bachelor's degree in Networking, Security and System Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pentesting Azure Applications: The ...
Publisher: No Starch Press
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: new