Cloud Penetration Testing is a method of actively checking and examining the Cloud system by simulating the attack from the malicious code.
Cloud computing is the shared responsibility of the Cloud provider and the client who earn the service from the provider.
Due to the impact of the infrastructure, Penetration Testingnot allowed in SaaS Environment.
Cloud Penetration Testing is allowed in PaaS, and IaaS with some Required coordination.
Regular Security monitoring should be implemented to monitor the presence of threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities.
SLA contract will decide what kind of pentesting should be allowed and How often it can be done.
CSRF is an attack designed to entice a victim into submitting a request, which is malicious in nature, to perform some task as the user.
This type of attack is unique to the cloud and potentially very devastating, but it requires a lot of skill and a measure of luck.
This attack attempts to indirectly breach a victim’s confidentiality by exploiting the fact that they are using shared resources in the cloud.
Another type of attack is not exclusive to a cloud environment but is nonetheless a dangerous method of compromising the security of a web application.
Basically, the signature wrapping attack relies on the exploitation of a technique used in web services.
This suite can enable four types of testing on a single web platform: mobile functional and performance testing and web-based functional and performance testing.
LoadStorm is a load-testing tool for web and mobile applications and is easy to use and cost-effective.
BlazeMeter is used for end-to-end performance and load testing of mobile apps, websites, and APIs.
Nexpose is a widely used vulnerability scanner that can detect vulnerabilities, misconfiguration, and missing patches in a range of devices, firewalls, virtualized systems, and cloud infrastructure.
AppThwack is a cloud-based simulator for testing Android, iOS, and web apps on actual devices. It is compatible with popular automation platforms like Robotium, Calabash, UI Automation, and several others.
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