Description
There are numerous freely available tools that allow hackers to gather a considerable amount of information about organizations via their websites. In this assignment, you will be utilizing some of these tools.
Select a Middle Eastern company with a website. Utilize the WHOIS command in the DOS terminal and record the data found. Things to consider would be:
- The physical location, email addresses of contacts shown, applicable phone numbers and all Name servers
- NSLookup command for IP addresses and MX records
- Trace route information
- DNS zone transfer information records
- Ping sweeps, UDP scans, operating system identification, etc.
All of this can be performed on a DOS window or terminal. After performing the above footprinting techniques, write a short paper discussing how these techniques would be used by a hacker to gain information access to the network.
Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length, not including the title and references pages, and should cite at least two scholarly resource other than the course materials. It should follow University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.
It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting.
Resource: The following white paper will be helpful as you complete this assignment. Note: this cannot be used as your required scholarly source.
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/auditing/footprinting-it-it-why-62
Explanation & Answer
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Running Head: ETHICAL HACKING
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Ethical Hacking and Information Gathering
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ETHICAL HACKING
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Hacking has been made easier by the free tools that are currently available online. These
tools allow a user to gather a lot of critical information about an organization that can be used for
malicious reasons like launching an attack that can lead to the loss of information. Other reasons
for gathering the information include gaining access to any available loophole that can get them
into the company’s intranet, fully profile the system to determine the security weaknesses and
gain more information on the organization domains as well as other related companies that may
help launch the attack successfully (Harper et al., 2011).
In this paper, the organizational foot printing will be done on Dubai Media Incorporated
an organization that is based in Dubai UAE. This company is owned by the government and is
the biggest media house in the country. It is made up of several Television, Radio and print
media channels that cover a wide area. The domain for their website is www.dmi.gov.ae/ and we
will be searching for the crucial information that can help hackers to gain access to the company.
By performing different commands including the WHOIS ...
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