Your team has won a contract to infiltrate an organization. The company wants to have the attack be as realistic as possible; therefore, they did not provide any information besides the company…

The correct answer is A. Reconnaissance. Phases of hacking Phase 1--Reconnaissance Phase 2--Scanning Phase 3--Gaining Access Phase 4--Maintaining Access Phase 5--Covering Tracks Phase 1: Passive and Active Reconnaissance Passive reconnaissance involves gathering information regarding a potential target without the…

Footprinting and Reconnaissance

Question

Your team has won a contract to infiltrate an organization. The company wants to have the attack be as realistic as possible; therefore, they did not provide any information besides the company name. What should be the first step in security testing the client?

Options

AReconnaissance
BEnumeration
CScanning
DEscalation

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A
70% (14)
B
15% (3)
C
5% (1)
D
10% (2)

Explanation

Phases of hacking Phase 1--Reconnaissance Phase 2--Scanning Phase 3--Gaining Access Phase 4--Maintaining Access Phase 5--Covering Tracks Phase 1: Passive and Active Reconnaissance Passive reconnaissance involves gathering information regarding a potential target without the targeted individual's or company's knowledge. Active reconnaissance involves probing the network to discover individual hosts, IP addresses, and services on the network.

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#penetration testing methodology#reconnaissance#information gathering#pentest phases

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