Coincent Cybersecurity Assignment

📌 Overview

This project demonstrates the use of OSINT tools for information gathering on target domains.
Tools used: theHarvester, Google Dorking, subfinder, Sherlock, Dirb, Disearch.

🎯 Objective

To simulate how attackers might uncover hidden information about organizations, and to document mitigation strategies.

🛠 Tools & Techniques

• theHarvester → Email enumeration
• Google Dorking → Sensitive data discovery
• subfinder → Subdomain enumeration
• Sherlock → Username search
• Dirb / Disearch → Directory brute-forcing

📊 Case Studies

• WhatsApp.com → Email harvesting, admin panel exposure
• Flipkart.com → Subdomain enumeration, sensitive file discovery
• Instagram.com → Email harvesting, directory scans

✅ Key Learnings

• Importance of information gathering in cybersecurity
• How attackers leverage OSINT tools
• Defensive strategies to mitigate exposure

📜 Certifications

• [Google Cybersecurity Certificate (Coursera, Oct 2024)] (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NcLcc8sMx3uteKy7X3UbuV9xt6bVg3dl/view?usp=sharing)
• [Internship completion certificate (Coincent, Sep 2024)] (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kE7YC_Hn4f1LLfLe1H_iF1wLhSHYgKMS/view?usp=sharing)

👩‍💻 Author

Aarushi Agrawal
Course: Cyber Security & Ethical Hacking
Submitted to: Coincent Technologies