Automating Open Source Intelligence. Issue 3 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: Network security. Volume 2016:Issue 3(2016:Mar.)
• Page Start: 4
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Computer security -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 005.805
• DOI: 10.1016/S1353-4858(16)30024-1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-4858

Abstract

Abstract : Penetration testers have long known about the value of open source intelligence (OSINT). During the early stages of a penetration test – or a malicious hack, for that matter – the attacker builds a detailed picture of the target, collating everything they can from publicly available information before ever sending a packet in the target's direction.