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Internal reconnaissance

Unlike external reconnaissance attacks, internal reconnaissance is done on-site. This means that the attacks are carried out within an organization’s network, systems, and premises.

Mostly, this process is aided by software tools. An attacker interacts with the actual target systems in order to find out information about its vulnerabilities. This is the main difference between internal and external reconnaissance techniques.

External reconnaissance is done without interacting with the system, but by instead finding entry points through the people that work in an organization. That is why most external reconnaissance attempts involve hackers trying to reach users through social media, emails, and phone calls. Internal reconnaissance is still a passive attack since the aim is to find information that can be used in the future for an even more serious attack.

The main target of internal reconnaissance is the internal network of an organization...

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Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies - Third Edition

Published in: Sep 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803248776

Authors (2)

Yuri Diogenes

Yuri Diogenes is a professor at EC-Council University for their BSc in Cybersecurity and a Principal PM Manager at Microsoft for Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Yuri has an MSc in Cybersecurity from UTICA College, PhD student in the Cybersecurity Leadership program at Capitol Technology University, and an MBA from FGV Brazil. He currently holds the following certifications: CISSP, CyberSec First Responder, MITRE ATT&CK Cyber Threat Intelligence, CompTIA CySa+, E-CEH, E-CSA, E-CHFI, E-CND, CompTIA, Security+, Network+ and CASP. He has published over 27 books, mostly on information security.
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Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya is named among the Top 50 Technology Leaders by CIO Online & IDC. He is a Chief Cybersecurity Strategist and CISO at Xcitium (Comodo Cybersecurity), and a professor at Charles Sturt University. His expertise spans end-to-end IT solutions, management, communications, and innovation. He’s a well-known public speaker, an award-winning technical expert, author, and creator of certifications (courseware and exams) for prestigious organizations such as Microsoft, EC Council, CertNexus, and other expert-level vendors with an esteemed list of credits to his name. He is working with an ardent passion for raising cyber awareness and leveraging new, innovative approaches.
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