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Protect your business from a Google hack


Mike Mimoso
03.01.2006
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Google hacking is the practice of using specially crafted search engine queries to cull information about a target. It should be part of every pen-tester's repertoire. The idea is to turn Google's extensive search powers after an enterprise's vulnerable servers and files, password logs, open directories, Web-based device-management panels, remote desktop protocol clients or administration interfaces for routers and switches. You want to discover the sensitive security information that's exposed on the Internet before a black hat does. The trick is to use advanced operators, special searching techniques offered by Google that enabl


e advanced queries. Here is a sampling of advanced operators that you can combine with a search term against your company's domain: Also, several tools run automatic Google scans against your company's domain to determine if sensitive information is exposed via a search query. They include: *--Denotes product does use the Google API, which is a violation of Google's terms of service. Google has the option of blocking your IP range from using its search engine.

Source: "Google Hacking for Penetration Testers" by Johnny Long.

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Michael S. Mimoso is Senior Editor of Information Security magazine.

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