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A. SheikhCertified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Preparation Guidehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7258-9_2

2. Footprinting and Reconnaissance/Scanning Networks

Ahmed Sheikh1  
(1)
Miami, FL, USA
 

In this chapter, you will learn about footprinting and what type of information can be sought using this technique, including how to recognize the types of information that a hacker may want to obtain. In this chapter, you will gain an understanding of various information-gathering tools and methodologies. There are several additional concepts that will be covered in this chapter: port scanning, network scanning, vulnerability scanning, Transmission Control Protocols (TCP) ...

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