Information Gathering Techniques Quiz

<p>To determine the organization's network infrastructure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analyzing publicly available corporate web pages (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The document's creation date and author (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical security inspections (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create more convincing social engineering scenarios (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gather data for future attack vectors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Competitive Intelligence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>95% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Corporate Espionage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Espionage and intelligence activities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$70 billion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Threat Modeling (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Product Development (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can allow attackers to gather information about them. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>OSINT is always up-to-date and accurate. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may use archived or stored information. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gather data without appearing suspicious. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wayback Machine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conducting Google searches. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contact information of the domain owner. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can often be manipulated or incorrect. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To create a blueprint of the internal network and users (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>MailChimp (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Potential usernames associated with email addresses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can expose private user information for targeted attacks. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>JPEG (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Design components such as colors and graphics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Email addresses found on the organization’s website (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By performing whois searches (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the internal technologies used by a target (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sending probe packets to public facing systems (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By contacting product vendors for insider information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Procedures for remote access connections (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To pinpoint potential access points into the organization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves the use of probe packets to test security measures. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High staff turnover rates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The systems in use and their protection mechanisms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To evaluate the company's security response capabilities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine if security awareness is valued company-wide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interacting with the target to gather information externally (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evaluating potential security risks based on locations visited (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can be used to identify usernames publicly associated with individuals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To automate the search for potential email addresses associated with a domain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Public email addresses and personal nicknames (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To determine if the organization's security is solely managed internally or partially outsourced (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The process of collecting data to aid in penetration testing.

Gathering publicly available information for intelligence purposes.

The initial stage of gathering information about a target system.

Legal and ethical data gathering to inform business decisions.

Illegally gathering confidential business information.

Economic advantage derived from confidential business information.

Reconnaissance performed to prepare for a penetration test.

Simulated cyber attacks to test and improve security.

OSINT may not always be accurate or timely due to manipulations or outdated information.

A tool that shows how websites have evolved over time.

Gathering information without alerting the target; only using archived data.

Advanced Google search techniques for finding specific information online.

Profiling a target using normal internet behavior without drawing attention.

A record-keeping system for domain registrars providing owner and contact information.

Records maintained by registrars about domain ownership and contact details.

A command line tool used to query domain registration information.

Detectable reconnaissance aimed at mapping network infrastructure and vulnerabilities.

Information gathering conducted secretly to avoid detection.

Reconnaissance conducted at specific physical locations over time.

Collecting data from locations not directly observed, like remote facilities.

Manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access or information.

A visual representation identifying key individuals and structures within an organization.

Information that provides details about a document or data file.

Information that reveals technologies used internally by a target based on their external appearance.

Open-Source Intelligence searches for publicly available information about target technologies.

Information about how clients and employees connect remotely to the target organization.

A list of applications used by the target organization gathered from accessible data.

Gathering information about defensive technologies by observing public discussions.

Sending probe packets to identify system defenses through response patterns.

Identifiable methods and systems used for protecting an organization's assets.

Evaluating the defensive skills and knowledge of personnel within a target organization.

Data that provides information about other data, such as authorship, resolution, and location.

Metadata helps profile network locations, users, and software details, aiding in security assessments.

Software used to retrieve metadata from documents and images, such as FOCA and exiftool.

A GUI-based tool for searching, downloading, and analyzing metadata from documents.

Techniques using public resources to gather data, often revealing network infrastructure details.

A method to obtain information about network ownership and IP addresses.

Emails can provide valid usernames and domain structures for gathering intelligence.

Historical marketing data that can guide future projects by revealing usable design elements.

Teams that respond to computer security incidents within organizations.

Job postings indicating the frequency of security openings in an organization.

Delegating security responsibilities to external parties or firms.

The online profiles and activities of individuals or organizations on social platforms.

Gathering usernames by checking publicly available email addresses.

A tool for automating the search for email addresses across multiple platforms.

Mapping location history through various information sources for profiling.

The initial phase of gathering external information about a target organization.