Quarantine Policies and Cloud Security Strategies for AWS – Bleon Proko

The Security Repo

In this episode of the Security Repo Podcast, Bleon Proko dives into the intricacies of AWS security, focusing on the role and impact of quarantine policies in mitigating the risks of compromised credentials. He explains how AWS policies prioritize denial to prevent privilege escalation, lateral movement, and financial fraud, offering practical strategies for securing sensitive identities. Additionally, Bleon shares insights on essential tools for penetration testing and gives candid advice about navigating cloud security challenges.Bleon is an Info-sec passionate about Infrastructure Penetration Testing and Security, including Active Directory, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, Digital Ocean), Hybrid Infrastructures, as well as Defense, Detection and Thread Hunting. He has presented topics related to Cloud Penetration Testing and Security in conferences like BlackHat USA, Europe and Sector, DEF CON, SANS Pentest Hackfest Hollywood and Amsterdam, as well as several BSides on USA and Europe.His research include Nebula, a Cloud Penetration Testing Framework (https://github.com/gl4ssesbo1/Nebula) and other blogs, which you can also find on his blog (blog.pepperclipp.com). He is also the author of YetiHunter and DetentionDodger (https://github.com/Permiso-io-tools/[DetentionDodger | YetiHunter]).He is also the author of the upcoming book "Deep Dive into Clouded Waters: An overview in Digital Ocean's Pentest and Security" (https://leanpub.com/deep-dive-into-clouded-waters-an-overview-in-digitaloceans-pentest-and-security)