https://cloudtales.gr/Recent content on CloudTalesHugoen-USMon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cloudtales.gr/zero-key-architecture-azure/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cloudtales.gr/zero-key-architecture-azure/A zero-key architecture on Azure: Speech, Storage, Functions and Application Insights with every key disabled, Entra ID only.https://cloudtales.gr/kerberoasting-service-accounts-gmsa/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cloudtales.gr/kerberoasting-service-accounts-gmsa/A low-privileged user Kerberoasting a weak service account, cracked offline in seconds. Then a gMSA with AES-only encryption makes the same attack fail.https://cloudtales.gr/pass-the-hash-lateral-movement-laps/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cloudtales.gr/pass-the-hash-lateral-movement-laps/I built a lab, ran a pass-the-hash attack across two machines, and watched Windows LAPS shut it down. 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