Cyber Reconnaissance Techniques
The evolution of and countermeasures for existing reconnaissance techniques.
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[In most every cyber attack,] the first step always requires gathering information on the target and it is commonly defined as “reconnaissance.” Its ultimate goals are the identification of weak points of the targeted system and the setup of an effective attack plan.
—CACM, “Cyber Reconnaissance Techniques”
Countermeasures to counteract adversarial reconnaissance are essentially an “arms race,” or cat-and-mouse game of each side staying a step ahead of the other. For a much more thorough and nuanced discussion please refer to the section on Countermeasures in CACM “Cyber Reconnaissance Techniques.”