Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13) — Question 184

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 website to analyze its structure and content. The other options, such as session hijacking, website defacement, and web cache poisoning, refer to different types of attacks that do not involve duplicating a website for analysis.