What’s the main objective of reconnaissance?

Gather information without alerting the target

Digital footprint refers to:

All information available about you or your organization online

Why do companies perform digital footprinting?

To discover potential attack vectors

Why is OSINT used by cybersecurity experts?

To collect information before a penetration test

What is social media mapping?

Analyzing relationships and networks from social media profiles

What is Footprinting in Cybersecurity?

Gather information about a target

What’s a key benefit of advanced OSINT?

Better attack preparation and vulnerability identification

Why is DNS enumeration helpful?

Find subdomains and related services

What kind of information can phone number OSINT reveal?

Owner’s name or social profiles

What’s a common method for digital footprinting?

Analyzing social media profiles

What is Search Engine Reconnaissance?

Using search engines to uncover information about a target

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1
What’s a common search engine for reconnaissance?
Nmap
Bing
Shodan
Google
2
What’s the main objective of reconnaissance?
Encrypt files
Erase traces after attack
Gather information without alerting the target
Compromise a server directly
3
Digital footprint refers to:
All information available about you or your organization online
The physical trail you leave with your feet
The files you delete after a cyber attack
The number of phone calls you make
4
What’s the main danger of a large digital footprint?
It helps you remain anonymous
It prevents phishing attacks
It can aid a hacker’s attack
It guarantees data safety
5
Why do companies perform digital footprinting?
To discover potential attack vectors
To destroy their own data
To delete traces after a cyber attack
To attack their competitors
6
What kind of data might you find with a search engine dork?
Public documents
All of the above
Credit card details
Credentials in a text file
7
Why is OSINT used by cybersecurity experts?
To discover vulnerabilities
To erase attack traces
To collect information before a penetration test
To attack a network directly
8
What is social media mapping?
Listening to phone calls
Analyzing relationships and networks from social media profiles
Breaking social media accounts
Installing a keylogger
9
What is Footprinting in Cybersecurity?
Breaking into a system
Installing a backdoor
Gather information about a target
Erasing traces after attack
10
What’s a key benefit of advanced OSINT?
Better attack preparation and vulnerability identification
Ability to erase traces
Faster password attacks
Ability to destroy data
11
What tool can be used for DNS enumeration?
Nmap
Burp Suite
Metasploit
nslookup
12
What’s a way to protect against OSINT attacks?
Reduce the amount of information you publish online
Change your phone number frequently
Use strong password reset questions
All of the above
13
What kind of data is NOT normally collected during OSINT?
Phone numbers
Credit card PINs
Public profiles
Email addresses
14
What can you discover with a reverse phone number search?
Addresses or locations related to the number
All of the above
Name of the phone’s owner
Possible social media profiles
15
Why is DNS enumeration helpful?
Perform password attacks
Encrypt files
Find subdomains and related services
Send phishing emails
16
What’s a phone number enumeration tool you can use?
Burp Suite
phoneinfoga
Nmap
Maltego
17
What kind of information can phone number OSINT reveal?
Credit card details
Passwords
Owner’s name or social profiles
Location of phone
18
What’s a common method for digital footprinting?
Brute forcing password
Analyzing social media profiles
Dropping phishing emails
Installing a rootkit
19
What is Search Engine Reconnaissance?
Using search engines to uncover information about a target
Breaking into databases
Scanning for viruses
Installing malware remotely
20
What is OSINT?
Online Security Indicator
Offensive Security Intrusion
Open Source Intelligence
Open Security Information

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