HACKING EXPOSED: Network Security Secrets

Before the real fun for the hacker begins, three essential steps must be performed.

This chapter will discuss the first one—footprinting—the fine art of gathering target information. For example, when thieves decide to rob a bank, they don’t just walk in and start demanding money (not the smart ones, anyway). Instead, they take great pains in gathering information about the bank—the armored car routes and delivery times, the video cameras, and the number of tellers, escape exits, and anything else that will help in a successful misadventure