E - Book - Pentesting Azure Applications: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Securing Deployments
Master the Art of Penetration Testing in Microsoft Azure
This book is a step-by-step guide to penetration testing cloud services in Microsoft Azure, one of the most widely used cloud computing platforms in the world. Written by an experienced corporate penetration tester, it covers real-world attack techniques, sample scripts, and defensive strategies to help identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in Azure environments.
Key Features:
✅ Find security weaknesses in multi-factor authentication and management certificates
✅ Use PowerShell commands to discover IP addresses, admin users, and firewall rules
✅ Uncover misconfigurations in Azure storage, virtual machines, and network settings
✅ Exploit Azure services like Key Vault, Azure Websites, and Virtual Machines
✅ Understand logging and security events to know when an attacker might get caught
✅ Includes sample scripts from real-world penetration tests
What You Will Learn:
🔹 Enumerate Azure environments and identify security risks
🔹 Discover weak authentication mechanisms and exploit misconfigurations
🔹 Attack Azure storage and extract sensitive data
🔹 Bypass network security using firewall rule enumeration
🔹 Test and secure Azure Key Vault and other specialized services
🔹 Understand logging and security alerts to improve cloud defenses
Who This Book Is For:
🔹 Pentesters & Ethical Hackers securing Microsoft Azure environments
🔹 Cloud Security Engineers looking to enhance their Azure security expertise
🔹 Security Consultants & Auditors performing cloud security assessments
🔹 IT & DevOps Professionals who manage Azure deployments and need to secure them
Table of Contents:
📖 Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure Penetration Testing
📖 Chapter 2: Understanding Azure Services and Security Architecture
📖 Chapter 3: Attacking Multi-Factor Authentication & Management Certificates
📖 Chapter 4: Enumerating Azure Environments with PowerShell
📖 Chapter 5: Exploiting Azure Storage and Key Management Weaknesses
📖 Chapter 6: Breaking into Virtual Machines and Extracting Credentials
📖 Chapter 7: Bypassing Network Security and Exploiting Firewall Misconfigurations
📖 Chapter 8: Penetration Testing Specialized Azure Services (Key Vault, Websites, etc.)
📖 Chapter 9: Logging, Security Events, and Evading Detection
📖 Chapter 10: Defender’s Tips – Hardening Azure Security
With real-world examples, practical scripts, and expert insights, this book provides everything you need to assess and secure Azure environments effectively.