When the Lab Door Stays Open: Exposed Cloud Training Apps Actively Exploited

Attackers are actively exploiting exposed cloud training and demo applications, turning what were meant to be safe learning environments into real attack surfaces. This webinar presents new research from Pentera Labs showing how intentionally vulnerable applications, left publicly accessible in cloud environments, have led to confirmed compromises and crypto mining activity across large enterprises.

The session dives into how these training applications end up exposed on AWS, Azure, and GCP, the common misconfigurations that enable abuse, and the real world exploitation paths observed in the wild. Attendees will gain clear guidance on what defenders need to prioritize to identify these risks quickly and close the gaps before they are exploited further.