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Reconnaissance In Virtual Space

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the weekend-project dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Whitedust Security have released an interesting article discussing online reconnaissance techniques. From the article: 'Sometimes thirty-two bits are all you need. This is a guide to Internet reconnaissance - a guide to finding out as much as you can concerning a target via the Internet'."

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  1. little content by MJArrison · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There is very little here besides:

    man nslookup
    man whois

    Try those commands for a more complete understanding of what's going on.

  2. Reconnaissance!? by david+duncan+scott · · Score: 4, Insightful
    nslookup and whois? My God, is it legal to disseminate such critical information as this?

    Jeez, I was hoping for something vaguely Kevin Mitnick, and instead I get Sam Spade. This may not be Intarweb 101, but it's maybe 102.

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  3. Re:Who is/are Whitedust Security? by aster_ken · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Given that their current poll concerns a recent browser security controversy instead of an actual security issue, I would guess they are a company that was recently started by an amateur computer security consultant.

    Actually, why does a security site even have a poll?