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title: pentera-labs-exposed-cloud-training-apps-webinar
description: Pentera Labs research reveals direct evidence of active exploitation within customer-managed cloud environments at Fortune 500 organizations.
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![When the Lab Door Stays Open- Exposed Cloud Training Apps Exploited (1)](https://go.pentera.io/hs-fs/hubfs/When%20the%20Lab%20Door%20Stays%20Open-%20Exposed%20Cloud%20Training%20Apps%20Exploited%20(1).jpg?width=2000&name=When%20the%20Lab%20Door%20Stays%20Open-%20Exposed%20Cloud%20Training%20Apps%20Exploited%20(1).jpg)

[New Pentera Labs research](https://pentera.io/blog/exposed-cloud-training-apps-pentera-labs?utm_campaign=32313862-2026-01_Pentera%20Labs_Back%20Door_Webinar&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9U3J0ERuMmzVgFMRZZyklnFdaWQoL3pJqniMQI0PE7NEBOJyHmCxIG-aVsv7Vx6-yIQV_oasvKQe5Kn9f6ObZwoISbB7xOndK3xyEpEVntELkSRNM&_hsmi=396276252&utm_content=396276252&utm_source=hs_automation) has uncovered a surprising blind spot: intentionally vulnerable “training” applications are publicly exposed across cloud environments at Fortune 500 companies and major security vendors - with evidence of confirmed compromise and active crypto-mining in some cases.

The root cause? Thousands of cloud-hosted training and demo applications running on enterprise-owned infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP,  with default configurations and overly permissive roles, creating an unintended attack surface.

Join **Noam Yaffe, Senior Security Researcher at Pentera,** for a deep dive into how attackers are abusing training & demo applications - and what defenders must prioritize next.

During the session, we will:

- Break down the research methodology & key findings
- Demonstrate real exploitation paths discovered in the wild
- Outline the immediate fixes needed to close this exposure

**Wednesday, February 12, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET, 5:00 PM CET**

Register today >>  
<https://pentera.io/resources/research/ingress-nightmare/>

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#### Noam Yaffe

Senior Security Researcher

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#### Eran Vaknin

VP Offensive Security

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