Footprinting - Countermeasures

Some of the footprinting countermeasures are as follows:

• Configure web servers to avoid information leakage
• Disable Path traversal in the web servers
• Avoid domain-level cross-linking for critical assets
• Turn-off geolocation access on all mobile devices when not required
• Ensure that no critical information such as strategic plans, product information, and sales projections is displayed on notice board or walls
• Request archive.org to delete the history of the website from the archive database
• Keep the domain name profile private (whois protection - REDACTED)
• Place critical documents such as business plans and proprietary documents offline to prevent exploitation
• Train employees to thwart social engineering techniques and attacks
• Sanitize the details provided to the Internet registrars to hide the direct contact details of the organization