Ch. 4 - Footprinting Flashcards
Simply describe footprinting.
Investigation of a target
Is port scanning usually done as a part of footprinting?
No
Why use Google hacking?
To fine-tune search results
What is the role of social engineering?
To gain information from human beings
What is EDGAR used to do?
Check financial filings
What is something you can use to fine-tune or tweak results of a search?
Operators
What can a hacker use to determine the technology and structure of an organization?
Job boards
What is something that can be used in assessing building external physical security?
Street Views
What can help you determine business processes of a target through human interaction?
Social Engineering
They Wayback Machine is used for what purpose?
View archived versions of websites.
Which type of DNS record will reveal information about a mail server for a domain?
The MX record
What is a tool that can be used to view server information?
Netcraft
What can be configured in most search engines to monitor and alert you to changes in content?
Alerts
What phase comes after footprinting?
Scanning
If you can’t gain enough information directly from a target, what is another option?
Competitive Analysis
