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312-50V11 · Question #865

Richard, an attacker, targets an MNC. in this process, he uses a footprinting technique to gather as much information as possible. Using this technique, he gathers domain information such as the targe

The correct answer is C. Whois footprinting. WHOIS (pronounced because the phrase who is) may be a query and response protocol and whois footprinting may be a method for glance information about ownership of a website name as · Contact details contain phone no. and email address of the owner · Registration date for the name

Footprinting and Reconnaissance

Question

Richard, an attacker, targets an MNC. in this process, he uses a footprinting technique to gather as much information as possible. Using this technique, he gathers domain information such as the target domain name, contact details of its owner, expiry date, and creation date. With this information, he creates a map of the organization's network and misleads domain owners with social engineering to obtain internal details of its network. What type of footprinting technique is employed by Richard?

Options

  • AVoIP footprinting
  • BVPN footprinting
  • CWhois footprinting
  • DEmail footprinting

How the community answered

(53 responses)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    94% (50)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

WHOIS (pronounced because the phrase who is) may be a query and response protocol and whois footprinting may be a method for glance information about ownership of a website name as · Contact details contain phone no. and email address of the owner · Registration date for the name · Expire date for the name

Topics

#Whois footprinting#domain reconnaissance#OSINT#passive footprinting

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