Operations Security = OPSEC
Operations Security or OPSEC is about identifying critical information that can be used against you by an opponent and minimizing access to that information. This is a sub process of…
Recon
Sniffing Recon
Performing reconnaissance by sniffing packets requires access to the network data stream. In most cases, that implies some form of attacker presence already inside the network perimeter. Given that it…
Network Scanning Recon
Network scanning usually begins with discovering ranges of IP addresses and then specific systems within those ranges. Once the live systems have been located, they are scanned for responding ports…
Google Recon
Going beyond simply reading a web page and extracting helpful information from it, google can be used to find much more information that can aid an attacker. Searching for target…
General Recon
General reconnaissance includes all the conventional means of collecting information that are not included in the other recon techniques: Public record research Most of this type of research used to…