Information Gathering Using Metasploit
Your goals during information gathering should be to gain accurate information about your targets without revealing your presence or your intentions, to learn how the organization operates, and to determine the best route. Metasploit is the best console for information gathering, as it is a very comprehensive penetration testing tool. In this article, I am going to cover whole information gathering of a network using Metasploit.
Information gathering requires careful planning, research, and most importantly, the ability to think like an attacker. At this step, you will attempt to collect as much information about the target environment as possible.