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Open Source Collection
Part of Cyber Security Fundamentals · Ethical Hacking Fundamentals Topic: General Cyber Security
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What you'll do
In this hands-on lab, students will explore open-source information collection techniques using advanced Google search operators and be introduced to the Google Hacking Database (GHDB).
- They will learn how to identify open directories, locate potentially sensitive files, discover web servers with default configurations, and search for exposed robots.txt files.
- ⏱ About 2 h
- Counts towards: CompTIA Security+ (exam SY0-701) · ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (exam CC) · Certified Information Systems Auditor (exam CISA) · Certified Ethical Hacker (exam CEH) · CompTIA PenTest+ (exam PT0-003)
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Roadmaps that use this lab
- CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — step 2: General security concepts and threats
- ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) — step 2: Prove the basics hands on
- SOC Analyst — career path — step 2: Security foundation
- CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-003) — step 2: Reconnaissance and scanning
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) — step 2: Scanning and enumeration
- CISA — Certified Information Systems Auditor — step 3: Controls in practice
- CRISC — Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control — step 4: Technology and security
- Penetration Tester — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Penetration Tester — career path — step 7: Certify it
- Threat Hunter — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Digital Forensics Analyst — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Threat Intelligence Analyst — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Cloud Security Engineer — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Security Engineer — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Security Architect — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Network Security Engineer — career path — step 3: Security foundation
- Security Administrator — career path — step 3: Security foundation
- Cyber Security Manager — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Cyber Security Risk Manager — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Cyber Security Risk Manager — career path — step 4: The risk certification
- Cyber Security Compliance Officer — career path — step 1: Security foundation
- Cyber Security Compliance Officer — career path — step 7: The audit certification
- AI Security Engineer — career path — step 1: Security foundation
