Cybersecurity Footprinting and Reconnaissance

Overview

This session focuses on footprinting and reconnaissance, the first phase of ethical hacking and penetration testing. Participants will learn how attackers and testers gather information about targets and how organisations can reduce exposure and improve security posture.

Key Topics

• What footprinting and reconnaissance are, and why they matter

• Passive vs active reconnaissance (and how to stay within scope)

• OSINT basics: what can be discovered publicly