Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 317
The collection of potentially actionable, overt, and publicly available information is known as
Answer options
- A. Open-source intelligence
- B. Real intelligence
- C. Social intelligence
- D. Human intelligence
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is A, Open-source intelligence, as it specifically refers to information that is collected from publicly available sources. The other options do not accurately describe this type of intelligence; B, Real intelligence, is vague, C, Social intelligence, relates to understanding social dynamics, and D, Human intelligence, pertains to information gathered from human sources rather than open sources.