Beyond Google: Automating OSINT With Recon-NG (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798275452648)

In the digital age, manual searching is slow, inefficient, and often misses crucial data points. Are you ready to move beyond basic Google searches and harness the true power of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) automation?

This book is the definitive guide to Recon-ng, the powerful open-source framework designed for reconnaissance and information gathering. Whether you are a cybersecurity professional, a penetration tester, a digital forensic investigator, or a seasoned OSINT analyst, you will learn how to automate complex data collection, structure your findings, and uncover hidden information with unparalleled efficiency.

What You Will Master:

• Recon-ng Fundamentals: Get a complete walkthrough of the framework's architecture, modules, and core commands.

• Targeted Data Acquisition: Learn how to select, configure, and execute specialized modules to gather intelligence on domains, hosts, contacts, and vulnerabilities.

• Module Development: Understand the Python foundation of Recon-ng and gain the skills to write custom modules tailored to unique investigation needs and proprietary data sources.

• Automation and Workflow: Master the use of resource files and scripting to chain multiple reconnaissance steps, transforming hours of manual work into a single, automated command.

• Data Management: Effectively utilize the framework's database structure to store, query, and manage collected intelligence, ensuring your findings are organized and actionable.1

• Integration and Reporting: Learn how to export your curated data into formats suitable for further analysis, reporting, and integration with other security tools.

Beyond Google provides practical, hands-on examples that take you from simple domain lookups to running complex, multi-layered reconnaissance campaigns. Stop spending time manually searching for data-start automating your intelligence collection and focus on analyzing the results that truly matter.

Elevate your OSINT capabilities.

Author: Hawk J. Clinton
ISBN-13: 9798275452648
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2025
Pages: 76
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.16d