Cybersecurity Lesson 7.1 Review

What is the definition of Reconnaissance in the context of cybersecurity?

• The process of removing malware from a computer system.

• The act of defending a network against unauthorized access.

• The practice of gathering information about targeted computers or networks as a preliminary step toward a further attack.

• The method of encrypting sensitive information to protect it from attackers.

What does the Recon / Footprinting step in hacking include?

• Techniques to create a full profile of the organization's financial status

• Techniques used to create a full profile of the organization and its security posture, including its domain names, IP addresses, and network blocks

• Techniques for identifying the personal details of the organization's employees

• Techniques for creating a backup of the organization's data

During reconnaissance, what information is gathered about hosts?

• Their physical locations

• Their IP addresses and open ports

• Their color and size

• Their brand and model

What is Google Dorking?

• A) A game played using Google search

• B) The usage of Advanced Search Operators in a Google search

• C) A type of hacking attack

• D) A Google service for finding images

What happens when you use quotation marks around a set of words in Google search?

• A) It excludes those words from the search

• B) It searches for each word individually

• C) It tells Google to search for the exact phrase

• D) It has no effect on the search results

What is a Google Dork also known as?

• Google Trick

• Google Search

• Google Hack

• Google Quest

What does the GHDB specifically target?

• A) Google's search algorithms

• B) Websites with specific types of vulnerabilities such as posted usernames, passwords, or login portals

• C) Google's internal databases

• D) Bots performing automated searches

What might happen if Google's algorithms spot activities related to dorking?

• A) Google will improve its search algorithms

• B) Google will send a thank you message

• C) You may receive a captcha message to verify if the searches are performed by a human

• D) Google will offer you a job

What does the '+' operator do in a Google search?

• Excludes a search term

• Searches for a phrase

• Forces inclusion of a search term

• Represents any word

What is the function of the '-' operator in a Google search?

• Forces inclusion of a search term

• Represents any word

• Searches for either of the terms

• Excludes a search term