Tips and Scripts for Reconnaissance and Scanning

Nowadays, information is the key to success. Pentesters' and bounty hunters' first step is to collect information about the target. The crucial part of the recon process is to identify as many hosts as possible. There are plenty of useful, necessary tools to conduct this searching but with limited automated capabilities. The recon and scanning procedures are repetitive; hence, automating these is effective to minimize the effort. Testers can make a customized framework if they combine the primary tools with scripting. Based on the discovered vulnerabilities and work experience, a little tuning or modification of tools might open new opportunities to find bugs.