Beyond Google: Automating OSINT With Recon-NG

By Hawk J Clinton

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G39S46J2
• ISBN13: 9798275452648
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"