Abstract—Because various software use internet to transmit data in recent internet environment, there is always a possibility of malicious attacks by hackers. With Google search, with a few search words servers with desired vulnerabilities can be randomly searched. The study used SiteDigger that automatically searches Google which can most easily collect data to explore the security vulnerability status of US State Department web sites and analyzed the detected security vulnerabilities. In the future, based on the analyzed security vulnerabilities, the study plans to develop a webpage security diagnostics tool.

Index Terms—secure coding, Google hacking, secure web site

Cite: Mi Young Bae, Han Kyu Lim, and Dae Jea Cho, "A Study on Security Diagnosis Using Automated Google Hacking Tools-Focusing on the US Government Website," Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 93-96, May, 2016. doi: 10.12720/jait.7.2.93-96