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Cybersecurityknowledge~10 mins

Reconnaissance and information gathering in Cybersecurity - Interactive Code Practice

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Practice - 5 Tasks
Answer the questions below
1fill in blank
easy

Complete the code to identify the first step in reconnaissance.

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The initial phase of reconnaissance is called [1].
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AFootprinting
BExploitation
CScanning
DEnumeration
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Common Mistakes
Confusing footprinting with scanning or enumeration.
2fill in blank
medium

Complete the code to specify a common tool used for scanning during reconnaissance.

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A popular tool for network scanning is [1].
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AWireshark
BJohn the Ripper
CMetasploit
DNmap
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Common Mistakes
Choosing tools used for other purposes like password cracking or exploitation.
3fill in blank
hard

Fix the error in the statement about passive reconnaissance.

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Passive reconnaissance involves [1] direct interaction with the target system.
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Aperforming
Binitiating
Cavoiding
Drequiring
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Common Mistakes
Confusing passive with active reconnaissance.
4fill in blank
hard

Fill both blanks to describe a technique used in reconnaissance.

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During reconnaissance, [1] is used to gather information by querying [2] servers.
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ADNS enumeration
BFTP
CDNS
DSMTP
Attempts:
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Common Mistakes
Mixing up DNS with other protocols like FTP or SMTP.
5fill in blank
hard

Fill both blanks to complete the dictionary comprehension that filters hosts with open ports.

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open_ports = {host:port for host, port in scan_results.items() if port [1] 0 and host.startswith([2])}
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A:
B>
C'192.'
D==
Attempts:
3 left
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Common Mistakes
Using wrong operators or forgetting the colon in dictionary comprehension.