Why Cloud Forensics Never Stays Static
“84% of forensic investigations now involve cloud evidence—yet 67% of responders lack formal cloud incident training.”
—2024 SANS Cloud Incident Response Survey
Key Updates in This Release
✅ 50%+ New Content – Major coverage expansions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes
✅ 7 New Attack Scenarios – Based on 2023-24 breach patterns from Mandiant & CrowdStrike caseloads
✅ Open-Source Arsenal – Integrated Microsoft Extractor Suite and ALFA for Google Workspace
Groundbreaking Additions
1. Lateral Movement 2.0
New Attack Vectors Covered:
- Azure Run Commands → Living-off-the-land execution
- AWS SSM Abuse → Turning managed instances into pivots
- GCP Workflows → Serverless-based traversal
Lab Highlight:
› Trace attacker movement through multi-cloud API gateways
› Reconstruct container-to-VM breakout paths
2. Identity Bloodhound for the Cloud
Advanced IAM Forensics
<PYTHON>def detect_privilege_escalation(gcp_logs): return ( analyze_google_policy_analyzer(), hunt_suspended_service_accounts(), flag_cross_project_impersonation() )New Tool Integration:
- GCP IAM Investigator – Visualizes effective permissions across 5+ layers
3. Kubernetes Nightmare Scenarios
| Attack Type | Detection Method |
|---|---|
| RBAC Bypass | ClusterRoleBinding anomalies |
| ETCD Compromise | Decrypted snapshot analysis |
| ArgoCD Poisoning | Malicious Helm chart diffing |
SOF-ELK Upgrade:
- New K8s Audit Log Parser reduces analysis time by 60%
Hands-On Cyber Battlefields
Section 1: Microsoft 365 Extortion
- Track SharePoint mass deletions
- Recover Teams chat exfiltration paths
- Build PowerShell audit trails
Section 3: AWS Attack Chain
- Initial Access via leaked STS tokens
- Persistence via Lambda backdoors
- Exfiltration through ECS tasks
Section 5: Google Cloud Kill Chain
- Investigate Vertex AI abuse for data scraping
- Uncover cross-region bucket replication attacks
- Parse BeyondCorp Enterprise logs
Why This Update Changes Everything
For Incident Responders:
🛡️ MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Matrix – 12 new techniques mapped
🛡️ Cloud-Native DFIR Playbooks – Step-by-step Azure Sentinel hunting
For Forensic Analysts:
🔍 Memory Forensics for Firecracker microVMs
🔍 GCP Artifact Registry malware analysis
For Legal Teams:
⚖️ New eDiscovery Protocols for Slack Enterprise Grid
⚖️ Chain-of-Custody Templates meeting FedRAMP Moderate
What Students Are Saying
“The Kubernetes lab alone justified the course cost—we caught our first container escape attempt within a week.”
— Fortune 500 Cloud Security Lead
“Finally a course that treats multi-cloud investigations as the norm, not the exception.”
— DoD Cyber Crime Center Analyst
Enrollment Now Open
🎁 Limited-Time Bonuses:
- Free Cloud Forensic Field Kit ($1,200 value)
- Custom SIGMA rules for AWS GuardDuty
- Pre-built Azure Resource Graph queries
- GCP Chronicle detection packs
📅 Next Session:
- Includes live breach simulation against Azure Arc-enabled servers
“In cloud forensics, if you’re not evolving, you’re already obsolete.”
— David Cowen, FOR509 Co-Author
