In this recipe, we'll begin with the use of a special Kali edition of Maltego, which will aid us in the information gathering phase by representing the information obtained in an easy to understand format. Maltego is an open source threat assessment tool that is designed to demonstrate the complexity and severity of a single point of failure on a network. It has the ability to aggregate information from both internal and external sources to provide a clear threat picture.
An account is required in order to use Maltego. To register for an account, go to https://www.paterva.com/web6/community/.
Let's begin the recipe by launching Maltego:
Launch Maltego by going to Applications | Kali Linux | Information Gathering | OSINT Analysis | maltego. The page will look like the following screenshot:
Click on Next on the startup wizard to enter the login details:
Click on Next to validate our login credentials. When validated, click on the Next button...