Google Maps.
It's a really incredible mapping program, great for getting directions and whatnot.
Microsoft has a similar program called Bing Maps, which actually functions the same way.
But for this lecturer, we're going to be taking a look at our Google Maps.
So other than the obvious, using Google Maps for directions to where you need to go, it is actually
an incredible U.S. tool also.
So, for example, if you're doing ocean on a target, whether it's a house or if it's a corporation,
if you're doing if you're a penetration tester or a hacker, and your job is to physically infiltrate
a location.
Google Maps and Bing Maps are incredible tools for this purpose.
So if you go to Google.com forward slash maps, it'll pull up the mapping program.
So let me just click in here.
I want to put in the address for Mall of America.
So, see, Mall of America is our target.
We're tasked with infiltrating the Mall of America to test for physical security and whatnot.
So as a wholesaler and pen tester, if you're going to physically get into a building, you'll want
to take a look at.
You'll want to do some reconnaissance.
And one of the great ways to do it, other than physically visiting the location, is through a mapping
program like Google Maps.
So here here we have the the 2D map of Mall of America, and it lays out the different locations and
whatnot.
So if I click on this little icon down here, it's a satellite, it'll give me a satellite view and
it updates periodically.
So it may be a little out of date depending on when the last time the satellite came by to take an image.
But as a 4% think so you might be looking at from this satellite view will be things like entry points.
You'll want to take a look at the layout, obviously, potentially where fences are around the the building,
maybe where they have their dumpster.
If you're if you're a hacker or a pen tester, you'll probably want to do dumpster diving that is going
physically into the dumpster point out information that some and components and sometimes people threw
out that actually is has a lot of really important information.
Other things you might be looking for or potentially what type of fact unit they're using, you could
go in and pretend that you're, in fact, repairman if you know what type of HVAC units or that they're
using or what type of dumpster and disposal service are using.
Other things you want to take a look at is were there security cameras or and you might be able to get
a view from an aerial view here.
Otherwise, you're going to get Street View.
I mean, zoom out a little bit.
You could take this little person in here and you just drag him in.
It's you're going to want to drop in on kind of where the little blue lines are.
If you if I try to drop it in too close, like, say, on top of the building is just going to kind
of fly back there.
So if I put them right there.
Zoom back in again.
We can kind of drag around and and get an idea of, you know, what the what the actual physical layout
of the building looks like.
And, you know, again, if there's any security cameras where they are, we can try to look for blind
spots and whatnot.
So again, Google Maps and Bing Maps, incredible tools for ocean work when you're investigating buildings.
So again, this was a real quick look at Google Maps.