Ethical Hacking: Techniques, Tools, and Countermeasures, 4th Edition

Information on a Company Website and Available Through Social Media

When considering what might be exposed to attackers during the footprinting phase, do not overlook some of the more obvious sources of information, including the company’s website and social media outlets. Websites offer various amounts of information about an organization because the primary purpose of any website is to tell the world about the organization. Although websites contain much less sensitive data now than they did in the past, it is not uncommon to come across websites that list email addresses, employee names, branch office locations, and technologies the organization uses. As social media use grew during the early 2000s due to increased high-speed Internet access ...