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Top 5 Things That Will Land an Attacker in the Azure Cloud

1. Misconfigured Cloud Infrastructure What type of misconfigurations can exist in a cloud infrastructure? Vulnerable front-facing webservers, unpatched appliances, and storage accounts allowing anonymous public access are just a few examples of common infrastructure misconfigurations in cloud environments. How can these services translate into an attacker gaining access to my cloud? Storage accounts can hold...

Azure AD Kerberos Tickets: Pivoting to the Cloud

If you’ve ever been doing an Internal Penetration test where you’ve reached Domain Admin status and you have a cloud presence, your entire Azure cloud can still be compromised. In this blog, I’ll take you through this scenario and show you the dangers of machine account SSO compromise. We will do so without extracting any...

Common Conditional Access Misconfigurations and Bypasses in Azure

Conditional Access is widely used in Azure to prevent unauthorized access. When it works, it can shut down attacks, even if the user’s password is known. However, it doesn’t always work as intended. For this blog post I wanted to provide an in-depth look at common Conditional Access configurations in Azure, along with potential bypasses....

Defending the Gates of Microsoft Azure With MFA

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, companies based in the United States have been on alert for potential cyberattacks on IT infrastructure. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has been one of the most recommended settings for organizations to turn on. Recently, the White House issued a FACT SHEET on how organizations can protect themselves against potential cyberattacks from...