Juliet, a security researcher in an organization, was tasked with checking for the authenticity of images to be used in the organization's magazines. She used these images as a search query and…

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Options

• AGoogle advanced search
• BMeta search engines
• CReverse image search
• DAdvanced image search

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  93% (52)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Reverse image search (Option C) is correct because this technique allows users to upload an image or provide an image URL as a search query to find the original source, related images, and metadata - exactly what Juliet did when tracking the authenticity, origin, and details of photographs, profile pictures, and memes.

Option A (Google Advanced Search) is incorrect because it uses text-based filters (such as site, filetype, or date range) to refine keyword searches, not image-based queries. Option B (Meta Search Engines) is wrong because these aggregate results from multiple search engines using text queries, rather than using images as input. Option D (Advanced Image Search) is a distractor that sounds similar but refers to filtering image search results using text-based criteria like size, color, or usage rights - not using an image itself as the search input.

Memory Tip: Think "reverse" = "backwards" - instead of typing words to find images, you're doing it backwards by using the image to find words/sources. Tools like Google Lens or TinEye are classic examples of reverse image search that footprinters use for OSINT investigations.

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