Lab Summary: Perform Footprinting Using Various Footprinting Tools

🔍 Objective:

To extract deeper and more comprehensive information about a target domain and its personnel using Recon-ng, an advanced reconnaissance tool with modular functionality for open-source intelligence gathering (OSINT).

Overview:

Footprinting tools like Recon-ng help gather critical organizational data such as:

• Subdomains and IP addresses
• Hostnames and DNS records
• Personnel names, email addresses, and contact details
• WHOIS records
• Geolocation data

This collected information supports mapping the organization’s structure and potential vulnerabilities, aiding in later exploitation stages or social engineering attacks.

🧪 Task 1: Perform Footprinting Using Recon-ng

🔹 Step 1: Launch and Setup Recon-ng

• Switch to the Parrot Security machine.

• Run:

  sudo su
  cd
  recon-ng
  
  

• Run help to view command options.