You wish to determine the operating system and type of web server being used. At the same time
you wish to arouse no suspicion within the target organization.
While some of the methods listed below work, which holds the least risk of detection?
A.
Make some phone calls and attempt to retrieve the information using social engineering.
B.
Use nmap in paranoid mode and scan the web server.
C.
Telnet to the web server and issue commands to illicit a response.
D.
Use the netcraft web site look for the target organization’s web site.
Explanation:
Netcraft is providing research data and analysis on many aspects of the Internet.
Netcraft has explored the Internet since 1995 and is a respected authority on the market share of
web servers,operating systems,hosting providers,ISPs,encrypted transactions,electronic
commerce,scripting languages and content technologies on the internet.
D
why not C