Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v12) — Question 13

Jane, an ethical hacker, is testing a target organization’s web server and website to identify security loopholes. In this process, she copied the entire website and its content on a local drive to view the complete profile of the site’s directory structure, file structure, external links, images, web pages, and so on. This information helps Jane map the website’s directories and gain valuable information.
What is the attack technique employed by Jane in the above scenario?

Answer options

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Website mirroring, as Jane is creating a local copy of the entire website to analyze its structure and contents. The other options do not apply; session hijacking involves taking over a user's session, website defacement refers to altering the visual appearance of a site, and web cache poisoning targets cached data to manipulate the information delivered to users.