Employees – the weakest link
Have you ever lost something and it ended up being right in front of you? This usually happens with my glasses. I'll be looking everywhere for them and running around the house saying, "Anybody seen my glasses?" And my wife will turn to me and say, "They're on top of your head."
It's the same concept with different reconnaissance techniques. Some of the data that we gather in the reconnaissance phase is incredibly easy to find. In fact, a lot of the information can be found through online services that we're probably already using:
Figure 3.24 – Online services where information can be gathered
The employee side is where things get scary. For example, if an employee plays games, that may show us their interests and hobbies (not that I think that somebody sits at home with a hammer and crushes candy). This information provides us with a good sense of what people are familiar...
