AWS Penetration Testing

To execute AWS penetration testing, you use AWS CLI, Python 3, and specialized security tools like Pacu, Prowler, and ScoutSuite to run audit workflows that identify misconfigurations across EC2, Lambda, S3, and SSM services.

Cloud security auditing assesses your AWS posture by identifying shadow admins, exposing privilege escalation paths, and verifying that S3 buckets and Lambda functions are not publicly exposed or vulnerable to code injection.

Yes, you need AWS CLI and Python 3 installed locally to execute the audit workflows. The methodology relies on these environments to run specialized security tools like Pacu, Prowler, and ScoutSuite for assessing your AWS account.

The best way to audit an AWS account for shadow admins is to apply a structured, repeatable penetration testing methodology that enumerates IAM permissions and assesses EC2, S3, Lambda, and SSM services for security vulnerabilities.

You use Pacu and Prowler to assess EC2 and SSM security posture by testing for SSRF, metadata exposure, and insecure configurations. The methodology covers these specific services to identify potential resource exploitation vulnerabilities.