Stream CDRGoat: Real World Attack Simulations for Threat Detection Readiness

Cloud Detection and Response Goat (CDRGoat) is a scenario-driven project designed to simulate advanced cloud-native attacks, allowing security operations (SecOps) teams to validate their detection and response capabilities against realistic attack paths. By manipulating the configuration layer, attackers can carry out extensive breaches, prompting the need for tools like CDRGoat to help teams practice responding to such threats in safe, isolated environments. The project includes scenarios that combine posture issues with active attacker behaviors, offering step-by-step guidance and automated attack simulations. It enhances SecOps teams’ abilities to detect and respond to multi-stage cloud attacks by providing context for alerts and enabling practice of investigation workflows. CDRGoat is deployed using Terraform to ensure no risk to production workloads, and while it currently focuses on AWS attack paths, it aims to expand to cover a broader range of environments. The project is educational and assumes no liability for misuse, emphasizing safe and responsible deployment in non-production accounts.