Domain 2.0 Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning
In the world of cybersecurity, information gathering and vulnerability scanning form the foundation of successful penetration testing. This blog post will explore the intricacies of passive reconnaissance, enumeration, open-source intelligence (OSINT), website reconnaissance, and more, drawing insights from the Comptia Pentest+ certification.
Passive Reconnaissance
DNS Lookups
- Identify Technical and Administrator Contacts: Extracting contact information from DNS records.
- Cloud vs. Self-hosted: Distinguishing between cloud-hosted and self-hosted services.
Social Media Scraping
- Key Contacts/Job Responsibilities: Extracting information about key personnel.
- Cryptographic Flaws: Analyzing SSL certificates and revocation.
Company Reputation/Security Posture
- Data Analysis: Extracting insights from password dumps and file metadata.
- Open-source Intelligence (OSINT): Leveraging tools like Shodan and Recon-ng.
Enumeration
- Hosts, Services, Domains, Users, URLs: Enumerating various aspects of the target environment.
- Website Reconnaissance: Techniques such as crawling, scraping, and inspecting web links.
Packet Crafting and Defense Detection
- Scapy: Crafting packets for network analysis.
- Load Balancer and WAF Detection: Identifying defense mechanisms.
- Antivirus and Firewall Detection: Recognizing security layers.
Tokens and Network Traffic
- Scoping, Issuing, Revocation: Managing tokens in the target environment.
- Cloud Asset Discovery: Identifying assets hosted in the cloud.
- Detection Avoidance: Techniques to evade detection.
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In conclusion, mastering information gathering and vulnerability scanning is crucial for effective penetration testing. By understanding these techniques and utilizing the right tools, cybersecurity professionals can identify weaknesses in target systems and enhance overall security posture.
