Reconnaissance and OSINT — Roadmap Step & Resources
Gathering public information about a target before ever touching their systems
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 2 days
- Roadmap: Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker
Before this step
Mini projects
- Build a target profile using only open-source information
Study resources
- OSINT Framework (Article) — A widely-used, comprehensive collection of open-source intelligence gathering tools and resources.
- OSINT Reconnaissance Explained (Video) — A practical walkthrough of gathering public information about a target.
Part of
- Penetration Testing Methodology — section
- Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker roadmap — the full learning path