Google Hacking for Penetration Testers
By- Johnny Long, Known as "The Google Guy" and Maintains the Net's Largest and Most Popular Database of Google Hacks, Columbia, MD
A self-respecting Google hacker spends hours trolling the Internet for juicy stuff. Firing off search after search, they thrive on the thrill of finding clean, mean, streamlined queries and get a real rush from sharing those queries and trading screenshots of their findings. I know because Ive seen it with my own eyes. As the founder of the Google Hacking Database (GHDB) and the Search engine hacking forums at http://johnny.ihackstuff.com, I am constantly amazed at what the Google hacking community comes up with. It turns out the rumors are truecreative Google searches can reveal medical, financial, proprietary and even classified information. Despite government edicts, regulation and protection acts like HIPPA and the constant barking of security watchdogs, this problem still persists. Stuff still makes it out onto the web, and Google hackers snatch it right up. Protect yourself from Google hackers with this new volume of information.Johnny Long
Audience
Security professionals, system administrators, and power users using Googles powerful, and at times complex, search features to find sensitive information that should *NOT* be publicly available on the Web.
Paperback, 560 Pages
Published: November 2007
Imprint: Syngress
ISBN: 978-1-59749-176-1
Contents
- Why Bother w/Google for an Assessment
Advanced Operators
Google Hacking Basics
Pre-Assessment
Mapping the Target Network
Locating Exploits and Finding Targets
10 Simple searches
Tracking Down Web Servers, Login Portals and Network Hardware
Usernames, Passwords and Other Secret Stuff
Document Grinding and Database Digging
Protecting Yourself From Google Hackers
Programming Google Searches

