F o o t p r i n t i n g T e r m i n o l o g y

A c t i v e I n f o r m a t i o n G a t h e r i n g
In active information gathering, process attackers mainly focus on the employees of the target organization. Attackers try to extract information from the employees by conducting social engineering: on-site visits, interviews, questionnaires, etc. This refers to the process of collecting information from sources anonymously so that your efforts cannot be traced back to you.

P s e u d o n y m o u s F o o t p r i n t i n g
Pseudonymous footprinting refers to the process of collecting information from the
sources that have been published on the Internet but is not directly linked to the author's
name. The information may be published under a different name or the author may have a
well-established pen name, or the author may be a corporate or government official and be
prohibited from posting under his or her original name. Irrespective of the reason for hiding the
Private fo o tp r in t" " in g involves collecting information from an organization's webbased
calendar and email services.

I n t e r n e t F o o t p r i n t i n g
Internet footprinting refers to the process of collecting information of the target
organization's connections to the Internet.

A n o n y m o u s F o o t p r i n t i n g
author's name, collecting information from such sources is called pseudonymous.

O r g a n i z a t i o n a l o r P r i v a t e F o o t p r i n t i n g
Private foot printooing involves collecting information from an organization's webbased
calendar and email services.