Question

How many types of footprinting are there?

(a) 5

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 2

This question was posed to me in an interview for internship.

This intriguing question comes from Information Gathering Phase & Techniques in chapter Phases of Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Correct option is (d) 2

For explanation I would say: Footprinting is a component of the reconnaissance stage that is used to gather possible information for a target computer system or network. It can be of 2 types: active or passive footprinting.