Summary

Attackers might face a very real chance of their activities being identified; it will put them at risk. However, we have now explored different techniques that can be engaged during active reconnaissance. Attackers must ensure that there is a balance against the need to map a network, find open ports and services, and determine the operating system and applications that are installed. The real challenge for the attackers is to adopt the stealthy scanning techniques to reduce the risk of triggering an alert.

Manual approaches are normally used to create slow scans; however, this approach may not be always effective. Therefore, attackers take advantage of tools such as the Tor network and various proxy applications to hide their identity.

In the next chapter, we will explore more techniques and procedures on vulnerability assessments: how to utilize the scanners to identify the vulnerabilities that can be utilized as the potential candidates for the exploitation to move forward in achieving the objective.

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