2026 Critical Cloud Control Plane Detection: Security Group Management Port Expo

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

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Detects the modification of AWS Security Groups where management ports (SSH, RDP, WinRM, or common database ports) are opened to the entire internet (0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0). This activity is indicative of creating a network-layer backdoor to maintain persistence or facilitate lateral movement within a cloud environment.