Episode 59 — Securing cloud networks: prevent misroutes, shadow paths, and accidental trust relationships
This episode focuses on the subtle network failures that create major security problems, including misroutes that send traffic through unintended places, shadow paths that bypass intended controls, and trust relationships that expand without explicit approval. You’ll learn how these issues emerge from routing propagation, shared services, peering links, and overlapping network designs that are common in fast-growing cloud environments. We’ll connect this to exam scenarios where the “right” policy exists but traffic still flows in risky ways, and you must identify the architectural weakness rather than blaming a single firewall rule. You’ll also explore best practices for controlling trust boundaries, documenting intended connectivity, and monitoring for changes that introduce new paths. Troubleshooting topics include diagnosing unexpected reachability, unwinding legacy peering relationships, and preventing repeated reintroduction of risky shortcuts during outages. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
