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EPISODE 7 — THE CLOUD BUCKET CREATED AT 3:14 A.M. Security+ Domain 4 concepts • CySA+ cloud analytics • SOC cloud misconfiguration detection

Cloud breaches rarely begin with loud signals. Most start with something small — a resource you didn’t create.

At 3:14 A.M., a new storage bucket appears. No change request. No automation job. No scheduled deployment. Just a new asset, quietly created in your cloud environment.

In this cinematic scenario, you’ll learn how defenders spot unauthorized cloud resources — and how attackers exploit misconfigurations to pivot, store payloads, or prepare for data exfiltration.

What you’ll learn:

• How unauthorized buckets reveal early attacker activity

• Why service account misuse is one of the biggest cloud risks • How to read IAM logs, API calls, and CloudTrail events for abnormal activity

• How attackers conduct stealthy cloud reconnaissance • Why misconfigurations are the easiest path into cloud environments

• How SOC teams contain and remove rogue cloud assets safely

Security Operations Skills Covered:

✔ Cloud monitoring and alerting

✔ IAM misconfigurations & service account abuse

✔ API call pattern analysis

✔ Cloud log correlation and investigation

✔ Reconnaissance behavior in cloud environments

✔ Incident response workflow for cloud-based threats

✔ Secure bucket configuration and guardrails

This scenario reinforces key concepts from:

* Security+ (SY0-701) — Cloud monitoring, access control, misconfigurations, security operations

* CySA+ (CS0-003) — Cloud event analysis, behavioral detection, service account misuse

Designed for learners AND real-world defenders.

Ideal for:

* Security+ learners

* CySA+ learners

* SOC Tier 1–2 analysts

* Cloud security beginners

* DevOps / SRE teams learning secure operations

* Anyone learning how attackers exploit cloud misconfigurations

Short. Cinematic. Practical. Cloud security, told the way defenders actually experience it.

New episodes weekly.

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