Prevent Breaches with AWS IAM Access Analyzer

IAM is a critical component of cloud security, and it's highly recommended to get familiar with AWS IAM Access Analyzer as part of maintaining a robust security posture. In this beginner-friendly lab you will get fully hands-on with remediating risky configurations and overly permissive permission grants.

It's your first day as blue team consultant for your client Huge Logistics, and you have set up several AWS-native services to supplement your existing security suite. Your goal now is to set up IAM Access Analyzer, identify what issues might be present and work to remediate them.

• Basic AWS knowledge
• Foundational security knowledge

• Setting up AWS IAM Access Analyzer to identify issues
• Use IAM Access Analyzer features to help with remediating and archiving identified issues

As with Active Directory in on-premise environments, it's critical to apply the principle of least privilege to IAM (Identity and Access Management) in cloud environments. Over time, permissions can build up, and object to object (or identity to service) control relationships can accumulate, presenting threat actors with opportunities to enter a cloud environment, gain access to sensitive information, and more laterally and vertically in pursuit of their objectives. Hardening your IAM permission assignments (while still allowing productive work to be done) will strengthen your overall security posture and make you a much tougher target.