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 I’ve 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 true—creative 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 Google’s 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

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