Question
A company has hired a security analyst to perform a comprehensive information gathering and reconnaissance phase of a penetration testing engagement.
The analyst needs to use a tool that can automate gathering information about a target and performing reconnaissance on the target network.
Which of the following tools is best suited for this task?
answer
Metasploit
Aircrack-ng
Snort
Recon-ng
The analyst needs to use a tool that can automate gathering information about a target and performing reconnaissance on the target network.
Which of the following tools is best suited for this task?
answer
Metasploit
Aircrack-ng
Snort
Recon-ng
Answers
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GPT-5 mini
Correct answer: Recon-ng
Reason: Recon-ng is a reconnaissance framework specifically designed to automate information gathering and OSINT for target networks. Metasploit is primarily an exploitation framework, Aircrackâng is for wireless cracking, and Snort is an intrusion detection/prevention system.
Reason: Recon-ng is a reconnaissance framework specifically designed to automate information gathering and OSINT for target networks. Metasploit is primarily an exploitation framework, Aircrackâng is for wireless cracking, and Snort is an intrusion detection/prevention system.
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