👣Overview

This is about learning as much about your target as possible

Overview

• Learning as much about the target as possible. This can take weeks or even months.

• Information is found everywhere such as websites, directories, email addresses, job sites, and social networks.

• The key is to narrow the scope so the recon is more focused.

• Before beginning, think about who is the target, where is the target, what is the target, when to attack, and how to attack.

Competitive Intelligence

• Learn about its competitors to make better business decisions

• Helps to face business challenges with more direction

• Find out what software they are using in the job descriptions and then look for vulnerabilities.

• You can find this using CVE Details website

• You could even locate the business on Google Earth or Streetview so you can hack into their wireless network.

Ethical Hacking

• Uses the same methods as Competitive intelligence

• Fact-finding using publicly available resources