Reconnaissance

What is the primary goal of passive reconnaissance?

• To gather information without alerting the target.

• To directly interact with the target and gather information.

• To exploit vulnerabilities in the target's system.

• To create a network map of the target.

Which of the following is an example of passive reconnaissance?

• Using Nessus to identify vulnerabilities.

• Scanning for open ports using ScanList.

• Downloading a website's code using Curl.

• Listening to employee conversations.

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What is a key risk associated with active reconnaissance?

• It is limited to analyzing data packets.

• It only gathers publicly available information.

• It can alert the target to your activities.

• It requires expensive tools.

Which tool is specifically designed to gather information from internet-connected devices?

• The Harvester

• Shodan

• DNS Enum

• Nessus

What is the primary function of Nessus in reconnaissance?

• To scan for open wireless networks.

• To brute force DNS information.

• To identify vulnerabilities in a target's system.

• To download website resources offline.