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Course Overview

Finding exploits and vulnerabilities can be a simple Google search away! Google gathers and stores information about every entity connected to the internet. If you aren’t careful, it might store sensitive data that can be used by attackers to compromise you and your computer systems.

In “Google Hacking and Social Media Self-Defense”, you will learn about the common methods used to find sensitive information through Google. By the end of this course, you will be an expert in Google hacking, and understand the fundamentals of social media defence.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how Google as a search engine functions
  • Understand the structure of domains
  • and how SEO is used and abused for Google
  • Analyze and apply Google dorks to find information through searches
  • Develop a methodology for researching open source intelligence

Program Curriculum

  • How Does Google Generally Work?
  • How Can Google Be Used for Hacking?
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Domain Structures and Subdomains
  • Sitemaps, Indices, and SEO
  • Manipulating SEO
  • Robots.txt
  • Meta Tags
  • Keyword Stuffing and Keyword Manipulation
  • Cloaking and Hidden Text
  • Case Study – Keyword Stuffing
  • Case Study – dnSpy
  • Chapter 2 Lab
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Google Search Operations
  • Google Dorks: Log Files
  • Google Dorks: Passwords, Configurations, and API Keys
  • Google Dorks: Logins and Recoveries
  • Case Study
  • Chapter 3 Lab
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • The Goal of Open-source Intelligence
  • Corporate Structures
  • Social Media Data
  • Case Study
  • Introduction to Footprinting
  • WHOIS and DNS Footprinting
  • Chapter 4 Lab
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Data Formats of Interest
  • Structuring Queries
  • Finding TV/Movies/Music/Games
  • Finding Courses Through Google
  • Bypassing Paywalls
  • Chapter 5 Lab
  • Chapter 5 Quiz
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Instructor

Scott Cosentino

Scott Cosentino is a developer and teacher who is passionate about learning. He works primarily in software development and computer security. Aside from this, he has taught students a variety of programming-related topics, and he loves to inspire students to be passionate about the topics that he teaches. He has experience in both large classes and one on one teaching. Scott believes that mathematics and computer science can be approachable and fun topics. he tailors his courses so that they are easy to comprehend, with an exploration of what, why, and how of every topic. He understands that these topics are not a spectator sport, so he provides as many examples and practises problems as possible so that the viewer can follow along and learn!

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