Google Dorking: Unraveling the Art of Ethical Hacking
Google Dorking: Unraveling the Art of Ethical Hacking (video) This week I am introducing OSINT - Open Source Intelligence to my bootcamp students. I wanted to write a quick article talking about the subject as well as record a video demonstrating the tool and techniques. Introduction In today's digital age, the vastness of the internet has given rise to an abundance of information. Google, being the most widely used search engine, holds the key to countless websites, documents, and data repositories. While Google is designed to deliver relevant results to user queries, there is an entire subculture of ethical hackers and security researchers who exploit the power of Google for a legitimate and valuable purpose. This technique is known as Google Dorking or Google Hacking. What is Google Dorking? Google Dorking, also called Google Hacking, is the art of using advanced search operators to fine-tune Google searches and uncover hidden, sensitive, or confidential information on the inter...