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Reconnaissance

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Reconnaissance is the phase of an attack where an attackers finds new systems, maps out networks, and probes for specific, exploitable vulnerabilities.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
reconnaissance mission
plural
Reconnaissances
possessive
Reconnaissance's
pluralpossessive
Reconnaissances'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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Reconnaissance is the phase of an attack where an attackers finds new systems, maps out networks, and probes for specific, exploitable vulnerabilities.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

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