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Ethical Hacking: Reconnaissance/Footprinting

by Dale Meredith

Reconnaissance/Footprinting is the first phase attackers perform. This course will teach you the skills attackers use, which is needed for the CEH Exam.

What you'll learn

You’ve chosen your target, now it’s time to gain intel about your target without their knowledge. In this course, Ethical Hacking: Reconnaissance/Footprinting, you’ll learn how attackers start profiling your organization. First, you’ll explore the concept of reconnaissance/footprinting and why it’s such an important phase of attack. Next, you’ll discover how to use search engines and web services to give you a better picture of your target and their resources. Finally, you’ll learn how to use some of the industry's top tools to gather and document your findings. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of reconnaissance/footprinting needed for the Certified Ethical Hacker Exam.

Table of contents

Course Overview
2mins
Employing Social Engineering Tactics
6mins
Domain Summary
2mins

About the author

Dale Meredith has been a Certified Ethical Hacker/Instructor EC-Council for the past 15 years, and Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 20 years. Dale also has an additional 7 years of senior IT management experience and worked as a CTO for a popular ISP provider. Dale's expertise is in explaining difficult concepts and ensuring his students have an actionable knowledge of the course material. Straddling the line of fun and function, Dale's instruction is memorable and entertaining. Dale's knowl... more

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