Hackers Beware

Information Gathering Summary

So far in this Chapter, we have covered the steps that an attacker would take to gather information about a company or the steps you would take to see what information is available about your network, so that you can secure your system. It is important to remember that someone cannot just directly attack your system. They have to spend some time gathering information, so they know what they are attacking. If a company could limit what information it gives out, it would not only make it harder for someone to attack its system, but it would make it less of a target. In this current environment, there are so many systems with no or minimal security that if your site looks harder to get into, there is a good chance ...