How to prevent reconnaissance

The process of reconnaissance is the first stage of an attack that hackers will use to determine what kind of effort or tools they will need to access the system. A successful reconnaissance stage allows the hackers to effectively plan their attacks. Without the information the hackers obtain at this stage, it will force them to use trial and error methods, which will greatly increase their noise within the system or increase their chances of triggering alerts of the security systems in place to keep out attackers. Therefore, it is critical for an organization to find ways to prevent hackers from successfully carrying out reconnaissance procedures and determining essential details about the system that can help them better prepare to attack it.

Penetration testing is the solution that organizations can use to determine what an attacker can determine about the system during reconnaissance. Penetration testing is an ethical hacking procedure that is...