About the MCRTA Certification

I am excited to share that I’ve earned the Multi-Cloud Red Teaming Analyst (MCRTA) certification by Cyberwarfare Labs. This certification focuses on hands-on offensive security across the major cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, and GCP. The course is 100% practical, teaching red team tactics, misconfiguration exploitation, service enumeration, and cloud-specific attack chains in realistic lab scenarios.

Exam Experience & Preparation

The MCRTA credential is obtained by completing a series of flag-based practical challenges in a multi-cloud lab environment. Each lab pushes you to enumerate services, gain initial access, pivot across accounts, and exfiltrate cloud data using real attack paths. I learned to exploit issues in buckets, containers, IAM roles, VMs, storage permissions, and more. The content covers key techniques like:

• Reconnaissance and Initial Access in AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Credential harvesting, privilege escalation, data exfiltration.
• Automated red teaming operations using various tools.
• Hands-on CTF-style labs with unlimited attempts.
• Exploiting SSRF, RCE, OSINT and misconfigurations.

What I Used to Prepare

• Cyberwarfare Labs course PDF (150+ pages), video lectures, and the active Discord community.
• Practicing flag-based challenges for each cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Reviewing attack chains, cloud IAM, service enumeration, and red team methodologies.
• Real-world operator experiences shared by the alumni and professional red teamers in the community.

Who Should Take the MCRTA?

This certification is an excellent entry point for anyone interested in cloud red teaming and penetration testing. It is ideal for professionals with a basic understanding of cloud platforms, and those wanting to expand their skills into multi-cloud environments and adversarial simulation.

Why It’s Worth It

• Affordable, especially compared to similar practical certifications ($49–$99 range as of 2025)
• Purely hands-on and self-paced—a refreshing alternative to theory-heavy exams
• Direct access to a multi-cloud lab environment; learn by doing
• Builds practical skills for attacking, defending, and assessing AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Recognized by employers looking for cloud security operators and red teamers.

My Takeaways & Next Steps

After finishing MCRTA, I feel confident performing adversarial operations in cloud environments—a critical skill for any modern red teamer. The certification also opened doors to advanced cloud labs and a global network of practitioners.