Recovering and Auditing Access to DynamoDB

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Recovering and Auditing Access to DynamoDB

In this lab, our colleague has found his way into the architecture for a site we've created using DynamoDB. We will have to investigate what he's done using CloudTrail, and then disable several phases of site vandalism by manipulating IAM resources.

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Lab Info

Level

Advanced

Last updated

Aug 20, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Identify `phaseOne` IAM Credentials and Disable/Delete Them
1. Use CloudTrail to identify the IAM role being used for phaseOne of the prank.
2. Delete or disable the role once identified.
Challenge

Identify `phaseTwo` IAM Credentials and Disable/Delete Them
1. Use CloudTrail to identify the IAM role being used for phaseTwo of the prank.
2. Delete or disable the role once identified.
Challenge

Identify `phaseThree` IAM Credentials and Disable/Delete Them
1. Use CloudTrail to identify the IAM role being used for phaseThree of the prank.
2. Delete or disable the role once identified.

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