The Silence of the IAMs
You cannot secure what you do not see. Understand why silent IAM changes can lead to security incidents.
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An attacker gains a foothold in your account. Maybe through leaked access keys, maybe through an application vulnerability. One of the steps an attacker would take next is to ensure .
In AWS, persistence often looks like an change: a new access key created, an over-permissive policy attached to a low-privilege identity, or a new IAM user created. This room focuses on that blind spot and ensures you have the right knowledge to tackle this from day one.
Learning Objectives
- Understand why IAM changes can have a big impact
- Identify high-risk IAM calls
- Build detection rules
- Use metrics and alarms
- Understand how to apply a defense-in-depth strategy
Prerequisites
- Being able to set up your environment (First Steps Into AWS room)
- Basic commands (Linux Fundamentals room)
- Have a basic understanding of the IAM service (Introduction to IAM room)
Something feels off...there is too much silence.
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