Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13) — Question 263

Hackers often raise the trust level of a phishing message by modeling the email to look similar to the internal email used by the target company. This includes using logos, formatting, and names of the target company. The phishing message will often use the name of the company CEO, President, or Managers. The time a hacker spends performing research to locate this information about a company is known as?

Answer options

• A. Exploration
• B. Investigation
• C. Reconnaissance
• D. Enumeration

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Reconnaissance, which refers to the process of gathering information about a target to facilitate an attack. Options A, B, and D do not specifically relate to the initial information-gathering phase associated with preparing for phishing attacks.