Phases of Ethical Hacking In order to be successful in hacking, a hacker needs to follow some steps or you can say phases which involves 5 crucial stages which helps hackers to make a structured ethical hacking attack. Reconnaissance : This is the first phase of hacking where an attacker gathers as much information as possible. It is also called as footprinting or information gathering. Information that we collect is divided in three groups - network, host, people. There are two types of reconnaissance - Active & Passive. Active - Direct communication is involved to gather information about the target. Information can be regarding an individual or an organization so anytime if somebody is taking too much interest on you or your background - Be alert! Tools used to scan a network can be Nmap , Hping , etc Passive - Here indirect communication takes place. Information can be gathered using social media websites or public websites. Scanning : Here an
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