How a Pharmacist Became a Pro Hacker (And What She Found in YOUR Tenant)

Listen to this episode from Entra.Chat on Spotify. Cybersecurity expert Erica shares her incredible journey from pharmacist to becoming a professional hacker. She reveals how attackers are bypassing modern security controls like MFA and what you can do to protect your tenant.We talk about the most common configuration vulnerabilities that exist in almost every organization, the dangers of application onboarding, and the top five phishing vectors threat actors are using to gain initial access, including clever abuses of Microsoft Teams.About EricaErica has an amazing career arc, starting in pharmacy before pivoting to cybersecurity. With a deep, hands-on understanding of offensive security gained from platforms like Hack the Box and real-world penetration testing, she specializes in protecting and defending Microsoft Cloud tenants. Erica is passionate about sharing her knowledge on how to better protect your tenant and what bad guys are looking for.LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-z-b4169598/🔗 Related LinksBlog - https://ericazelic.medium.com/Hack The Box - https://www.hackthebox.com/Altered Security - https://www.alteredsecurity.com/📗 Chapters00:00:00 Intro 00:02:14 From Pharmacy to Cybersecurity 00:07:19 Learning to Hack with Hack The Box 00:11:45 The First Cloud Hack: M365 Public Groups 00:17:50 The Hidden Dangers of App Onboarding 00:25:53 The 5 Modern Phishing Attack Vectors 00:30:36 Bypassing MFA with Device Code Phishing 00:34:34 Adversary-in-the-Middle & Auth Downgrade Attacks 00:48:24 The Secret to Mastering Cybersecurity SkillsPodcast Apps🎙️ Entra.Chat - https://entra.chat🎧 Apple Podcast → https://entra.chat/apple📺 YouTube → https://entra.chat/youtube📺 Spotify → https://entra.chat/spotify🎧 Overcast → https://entra.chat/overcast🎧 Pocketcast → https://entra.chat/pocketcast🎧 Others → https://entra.chat/rssMerill's socials📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@merillx👔 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/merill🐤 Twitter → twitter.com/merill🕺 TikTok → tiktok.com/@merillf🦋 Bluesky → bsky.app/profile/merill.net🐘 Mastodon → infosec.exchange/@merill🧵 Threads → threads.net/@merillf🤖 GitHub → github.com/merill