--- title: "Ethical Hacking Archives - Cybr" description: "Read practical guides, tutorials, and security research about Ethical Hacking from the Cybr blog." url: https://cybr.com/ethical-hacking-archives/ --- From the blog # Ethical Hacking Read practical guides, tutorials, and security research about Ethical Hacking from the Cybr blog. Browse the archive ## Latest articles 10 on this page - April 15, 2025 ### Amazon S3 Ransomware Attacks \[Cheat Sheet\] In this cheat sheet, we break down a growing threat: Amazon S3 ransomware attacks. Read article [Amazon S3 Ransomware Attacks \[Cheat Sheet\]](https://cybr.com/cloud-security/amazon-s3-ransomware-attacks-cheat-sheet/) - February 24, 2025 ### How hackers use this AWS ransomware attack There’s a “new” ransomware attack being used in AWS that you need to know about. But what is it, how does it work, and how can you defend against it? Let’s find out. Read article [How hackers use this AWS ransomware attack](https://cybr.com/cloud-security/how-hackers-use-this-aws-ransomware-attack/) - July 3, 2024 ### AWS IAM Privilege Escalation Learning Path So you want to learn about AWS IAM privilege escalations…where should you start, and what should you learn? We launched a course specifically for this… Read article [AWS IAM Privilege Escalation Learning Path](https://cybr.com/cloud-security/aws-iam-privilege-escalation-learning-path/) - February 16, 2024 ### AWS Secrets Manager Enumeration – Cybr Lab Walkthrough In this lab walkthrough, we’re going to take a look at how to enumerate the AWS Secrets Manager service in order to better understand how… Read article [AWS Secrets Manager Enumeration – Cybr Lab Walkthrough](https://cybr.com/cloud-security/aws-secrets-manager-enumeration-cybr-lab-walkthrough/) - February 7, 2024 ### Introducing Free AWS Cloud Security Hands-On Labs Our free Hands-On Labs are a great way to dip your toes into the AWS cloud security space completely risk-free. No credit card required, just… Read article [Introducing Free AWS Cloud Security Hands-On Labs](https://cybr.com/announcements/introducing-free-aws-cloud-security-hands-on-labs/) - September 1, 2023 ### Request forgeries (CSRF, XSRF, SSRF) In 2020, CheckPoint Research announced multiple vulnerabilities in the popular social media application named TikTok. One of the found vulnerabilities allowed an attacker to delete… Read article [Request forgeries (CSRF, XSRF, SSRF)](https://cybr.com/application-security-archives/request-forgeries-csrf-xsrf-ssrf/) - July 21, 2023 ### Intro to AWS Pentesting (with Pacu) In this article, you’re going to learn how to hack AWS cloud environments so that you can find exploitable vulnerabilities in your own AWS accounts… Read article [Intro to AWS Pentesting (with Pacu)](https://cybr.com/cloud-security/intro-to-aws-pentesting-with-pacu/) - June 30, 2023 ### Exercise types (red/blue/white/purple teams) We’ve talked about how we can use vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and bug bounties to find vulnerabilities in our systems. Another approach you may have… Read article [Exercise types (red/blue/white/purple teams)](https://cybr.com/certifications-archives/exercise-types-red-blue-white-purple-teams/) - May 17, 2023 ### What are SQL Injections? // Explained in 180 seconds Whenever you visit a website or use some kind of application, that website or app needs to pull data from a database. For example, let’s… Read article [What are SQL Injections? // Explained in 180 seconds](https://cybr.com/explained-series/what-are-sql-injections-explained-in-180-seconds/) - May 14, 2023 ### Important pentesting concepts for the Security+ You’ve been running vulnerability scans on a regular basis, you’ve expanded that into a broader vulnerability assessment approach, and you’ve been fixing everything that’s been… Read article [Important pentesting concepts for the Security+](https://cybr.com/certifications-archives/important-pentesting-concepts-for-the-security/) 1[2](https://cybr.com/ethical-hacking-archives/page/2/)[3](https://cybr.com/ethical-hacking-archives/page/3/)[4](https://cybr.com/ethical-hacking-archives/page/4/) [Next](https://cybr.com/ethical-hacking-archives/page/2/)