{"id":1843,"date":"2023-10-05T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T03:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=1843"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:00:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T03:00:27","slug":"reconnaissance-stage-1","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/glossary\/reconnaissance-stage-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconnaissance (Stage 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Definition:<\/strong><br>During the initial phase of a cyber attack, the perpetrators gather intelligence on the targeted organisation or system. This includes identifying potential vulnerabilities, familiarising themselves with the network structure, and profiling potential targets. Such reconnaissance activities enable attackers to comprehensively understand the target and prepare for subsequent stages of the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attackers have various methods to gather data, such as utilising open-source intelligence (OSINT), search engines, social engineering, or network scanning tools. They seek information regarding the target's infrastructure, personnel, technology stack, and security measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reconnaissance is crucial in assisting attackers in identifying vulnerabilities, devising attack vectors, and formulating optimal strategies for infiltration and exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition:During the initial phase of a cyber attack, the perpetrators gather intelligence on the targeted organisation or system. This includes identifying potential vulnerabilities, familiarising themselves with the network structure, and profiling potential targets. Such reconnaissance activities enable attackers to comprehensively understand the target and prepare for subsequent stages of the attack. Activities: Attackers have various &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/glossary\/reconnaissance-stage-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Reconnaissance (Stage 1)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1843","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1843\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gabey.com.au\/gabeyinfo\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}