Get hands-on experience with attacking and defending in the cloud in a live 4-week-long instructor-led bootcamp. Attempt the certification exam and prove your skills!
Get certified!
Upon completing a bootcamp and its associated learning path, you'll be prepared to demonstrate your skills in the exam lab. Our fully hands-on, unproctored exams challenge you to apply your newfound expertise to complete an exploitation chain and get the flag.
Passing the exam will earn you the prestigious Amazon Cloud Red Team Professional (ACRTP) or Microsoft Cloud Red Team Professional (MCRTP) certification, showcasing your expertise in your chosen platform.
Microsoft Cloud Attack and Defense Bootcamp
The Microsoft Cloud Attack and Defense bootcamp showcases trending techniques and tradecraft used by real threat actors, including Storm-0558 and APT-29. Students will get hands-on with external and assume breach scenarios, and learn how to audit Azure and Microsoft 365 configuration, simulate compromise and respond to threats. The realistic labs feature environments and active users in the Microsoft cloud, that you are likely to come across during engagements or in your own organization.
Next course starting: May 2025
Amazon Cloud Attack and Defense Bootcamp
The Amazon Cloud Attack and Defense bootcamp showcases current and trending techniques and tradecraft used by real threat groups such as AMBERSQUID and SCARLETEEL. Students will get hands-on with external and assume breach scenarios, and learn how to audit AWS configuration, simulate compromise and respond to threats. Get ready for realistic and immersive AWS environments, featuring active user exploitation, that you are likely to come across during engagements or in your own organization.
Next course starting: March 2025
Get to know your trainer
Ian Austin is a security researcher and educator with a career spanning over 20 years in technical, security and leadership roles for global enterprises.
Ian was Head of Content at Hack The Box, a leading online platform for cybersecurity training and assessment. He also participated in the Green Team of Locked Shields, a NATO cyber defense exercise, contributing to the design and execution of realistic scenarios.
He is the founder of Pwned Labs, providing gamified and immersive cloud security labs for red and blue teams - https://pwnedlabs.io
Great bootcamp with a holistic approach to Microsoft Cloud Abuses and Defenses at a great price. I had fun and I was eager for each session to start.
Thank you for putting together such excellent material, and making the price point accessible for a lot of people and the scholarships given. I'm really excited to see how far PwnedLabs go.
I really enjoyed being part of the Pwned Labs Discordcommunity during the bootcamp. Engaging with other students, bouncing ideas off each other, and learning together in that environment enriched the experience.
Overall, I found the bootcamp to be excellent. The content was comprehensive, and the practical exercises were very valuable. I appreciate the effort put into making it engaging and informative.🫡🫡
Hopefully this bootcamp is happening again, because I really want to recommend it to some friends. I would also like to thank Ian, he's a very skilled and humble professional. He really cares that no one is left behind and that really means something.
Keep up this awesome work Ian and the team - you guys are doing a great job and helping people to gain a foothold (yikes) into cloud security.
I think the best part was the community aspect of it. Everybody learning together and helping each other in the discord channel. Learned a lot by asking and giving some help to others!
What I liked most about the bootcamp was the hands-on approach. It wasn't just theoretical; I got to apply what I learned in real-world scenarios, especially in Azure environments. This practical experience really helped solidify my understanding of cloud security concepts and strategies.
I really appreciated the balance between theory and practice. The hands-on labs were particularly helpful in solidifying my understanding of Azure security vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques
