Are you footprinting your systems? Or is an attacker doing it for you? Yes, footprinting can be good for you just like scanning. The process of footprinting is the first step in information gathering of hackers. To perform or thwart a successful attack, one needs to gather information. The hacker’s intention is to learn about all aspects of the perspective organization’s security posture, profile of their Intranet, remote access capabilities, and intranet/extranet presence (Scambray, McClure, and Kurtz 2001).
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