Explain web security : Reconnais-sance and Passive In-formation Gathering

The video tutorial covers the first step in an ethical hacker's methodology: reconnaissance. It explains passive information gathering using open sources like social media, LinkedIn, and job postings. The tutorial introduces tools like Netcraft for website analysis, highlighting how to gather information without detection. It discusses analyzing site technology to identify vulnerabilities and concludes with a preview of the next lecture on hands-on hacking practice.

What is dumpster diving and how is it relevant to penetration testing?

How can tools like Netcraft assist in the reconnaissance phase?

What kind of information can be obtained from analyzing a website using Netcraft?