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Low Code, High Risk: Enterprise Domination via Low-Code Abuse

Michael Bargury

Michael Bargury explores enterprise domination through low-code shadow IT, abusing Microsoft Power Platform connectors and flows to exfiltrate corporate data.

Summary

The Rise of Low-Code and Citizen Developers

Enterprises increasingly encourage non-technical employees to build automated business workflows using low-code platforms like Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate.

Analyzing Low-Code Shadow IT Attack Surfaces

Michael Bargury demonstrates how unmonitored user flows inherit broad enterprise API permissions, connecting SQL databases, email systems, and cloud storage.

Abusing Connectors for Covert Data Exfiltration and Escalation

Bargury showcases techniques for creating malicious connectors, exfiltrating sensitive tenant data, and establishing persistent administrative backdoors.

Enterprise Governance and Low-Code Security Tooling

The author provides security architects with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy templates, tenant isolation rules, and automated auditing scripts.

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