Google Tips and Tricks

[Alexzee]

I know Google may not be your favorite search engine however; I found this youtube video most helpful.
Lot's of things you can do:-

 

[KGIII]

When you get bored someday, look up 'Google hacking'. It's using Google to find material that shouldn't be indexed and/or exposed to the public internet. It's also used to find things like sites that haven't been updated to new versions, meaning exploits are available.

 

[Alexzee]

When you get bored someday, look up 'Google hacking'. It's using Google to find material that shouldn't be indexed and/or exposed to the public internet. It's also used to find things like sites that haven't been updated to new versions, meaning exploits are available.

Interesting, I'll do that.
Sounds like a way to find hidden things sort of like how some of the files in the home directory are hidden:-

 

[KGIII]

I'll get you started - and start anyone else interested in the topic:

Google hacking - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Offensive Security’s Exploit Database Archive

The GHDB is an index of search queries (we call them dorks) used to find publicly available information, intended for pentesters and security researchers.

www.exploit-db.com

https://cdn-cybersecurity.att.com/blog-content/GoogleHackingCheatSheet.pdf (PDF warning)

And for fun:

https://securitytrails.com/blog/google-hacking-techniques