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Application & OT Security · Intermediate

SpiderFoot

An automated OSINT tool that queries over 200 data sources to map a target's attack surface.

Definition

SpiderFoot runs modules for DNS, WHOIS, breach data, threat intelligence and more, correlating results through a web interface or CLI. It is useful for quickly building a broad external footprint. Both open-source and commercial versions exist.

Example

Running a SpiderFoot scan on example.com to collect subdomains, leaked emails and related IPs.

Exam tip

Recognize SpiderFoot as an automated, many-source OSINT collector.

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