Cloud and pentester certifications
There are a number of certifications that may make you more employable as a cloud pentester. Some are from vendors; some are vendor-neutral. Some pertain to cloud networking, and some are general pentesting certifications.
Cloud
Amazon offers a dozen AWS cloud certifications (https://aws.amazon.com/certification/exams/). Here are the ones that are the most useful for cloud pentesters:
- The entry-level Foundation certification is Cloud Practitioner (https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-cloud-practitioner/). It covers the basics of cloud computing; no prior experience is required.
- SysOps Administrator (https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-sysops-admin-associate/) is the Associate-level certification that I recommend for cloud pentesters. When studying for the exam, you’ll learn the following:
- How to deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS
- How to implement security controls and meet compliance requirements...