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The OSINT Handbook

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Product type Book

Published in Mar 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837638277

Pages 198 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Author (1):

Dale Meredith

Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: The Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight – Unveiling the Power of OSINT

2. Chapter 2: Invisible and Untouchable – The Importance of Anonymity in OSINT Analysis

3. Chapter 3: The OSINT Toolbox – Methods and Techniques for Gathering and Analyzing Information

4. Chapter 4: Exploring the Unknown – How Discovery Tools Reveal Hidden Information

5. Chapter 5: From Recon-ng to Trace Labs – A Tour of the Best Open Source Intelligence Tools

6. Chapter 6: The Eyes and Ears of Threat Intelligence – How OSINT Helps Mitigate Cyber Risks

7. Chapter 7: Protecting Your Identity and Organization from Cyber Threats

8. Index

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Investigating cyber incidents and breaches

An essential part of responding to cyber incidents is conducting technical investigations into the affected websites. Responders can find possible vulnerabilities in websites by studying their technical characteristics with the use of OSINT tools. Website hosting information and SSL certificate details are only two of the many technical aspects that could be uncovered. An example of this is that you find a company website that is being hosted on a shared server known for security vulnerabilities. Using tools such as WHOIS or DomainTools, responders can identify the hosting provider and research known vulnerabilities associated with that provider. Likewise, tools such as SSL Labs’ SSL Test (https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/) can be used to examine the SSL certificates of a website, revealing potential security gaps such as outdated encryption algorithms or certificates issued by non-trusted authorities.

Figure 7.8 – SSLLabs.com tests the strength of your certificates

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Authors (1)

Dale Meredith

Dale Meredith is an EC-Council-certified ethical hacker/instructor and a Microsoft-certified trainer. Dale has over 10 years of senior IT management experience and was a CTO for an ISP. Dale's skill as an IT trainer is in clarifying tough concepts and ensuring students understand the theory. Dale's teaching style is memorable and entertaining. His expertise has led to many opportunities, including teaching teams in Fortune 500 firms, universities globally, the Department of Homeland Security, and many US military branches. Along with authoring video courses, consulting, and classroom training, you can catch Dale on stage speaking at IT conferences around the world, helping teams keep their companies safe, relevant, and breach-aware.

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