AN OPINIONATED RAMP UP GUIDE TO AWS PENTESTING

Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

This article begins with discussing some dark patterns in cloud pentesting before offering a 7 stage roadmap to ramp up in AWS pentesting. The first couple of stages begin with solving Red Team labs with official and community walkthroughs before beginning to do CTFs independently. The next couple of stages involve automating exploits for CTFs and learning to build a secure AWS environment with CloudSLAW. The final stages focus on filling in knowledge gaps, synthesizing knowledge, and continuous learning.