---
id: 8043
title: "Azure File Shares for Pentesters"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/azure-file-shares-for-pentesters/"
published_at: "2020-07-16T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "smb", "red-team", "azure", "exfiltration", "cloud-pentesting", "file-shares"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8043"
lang: en
---

# Azure File Shares for Pentesters

## Summary

Pentesters can host SMB shares on Azure file shares instead of on-prem boxes, using Microsoft-hosted storage to move tools in and data out while sidestepping outbound domain filters.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-07-16T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/azure-file-shares-for-pentesters/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8043