Banner Grabbing: A technique used to gather information about computer systems on a network by sending requests and analyzing the responses (the banners) that contain details about the services running on the system. It is often an initial step in network reconnaissance for both legitimate purposes, such as network inventory, and malicious intents, like vulnerability assessment for exploitation.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D3: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D6: Security Assessment and Testing | Security+ D2: Threats Vulnerabilities and Mitigations | SSCP D6: Network and Communication Security
« Back to Glossary Index