312-50V13 Question #413: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

James is working as an ethical hacker at Technix Solutions. The management ordered James to discover how vulnerable its network is towards footprinting attacks. James took the help of an open- source framework for performing automated reconnaissance activities. This framework helped James in gathering information using free tools and resources. What is the framework used by James to conduct footprinting and reconnaissance activities?

Options

• AWebSploit Framework
• BBrowser Exploitation Framework
• COSINT framework
• DSpeedPhish Framework

Explanation

James used an open-source framework for automated reconnaissance and footprinting to gather information from free tools and resources, which aligns with the purpose of an OSINT framework.

Common mistakes.

• A. WebSploit Framework is primarily used for web server attacks and penetration testing, not general open-source intelligence gathering.
• B. Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) focuses on exploiting web browsers, not on gathering open-source intelligence for footprinting.
• D. SpeedPhish Framework is designed for automating phishing campaigns, not for general reconnaissance and footprinting using open-source intelligence.

Concept tested. Open-source intelligence (OSINT) frameworks for reconnaissance

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