“The perils of Googling”
By Scott Granneman, SecurityFocus
The Register March 10, 2004.

Lots of tips in this article about clever ways of using Google. The focus of the article is on how web severs that are badly configured or managed can expose sensitive information inadvertently and how Google makes it possible to hunt for just such information. That’s what makes
Google the “most dangerous website on the Internet.”
A facinating article. You don’t have to be a spy to benefit from this article. It is filled with hints and ideas
that are well worth the time anyone who uses Google regularly or who administers a web site.

Some favorite links from this article:

• Google Advanced Search Operators page
• Googledorks (a treasure trove of ideas for the budding attacker)
• Google Hacks # 100: Removing Your Materials from Google From the book,
  Google Hacks
  100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tricks,
  By Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest
  February 2003.

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