POLYMATH STUDIES — SPIDERFOOT BEGINNER GUIDE

Purpose
SpiderFoot automates collection from many public sources and organizes the results into a searchable report.

Safe First Exercise
Scan only a domain that you own or a designated lab target.

Basic Workflow
1. Install SpiderFoot OSS or open an authorized hosted instance.
2. Create a new scan.
3. Enter a domain you own.
4. Select a passive scan profile for the first exercise.
5. Start the scan.
6. Review the event types and source modules.
7. Open individual findings and record their original sources.
8. Export or save the report.

Review Questions
- Which modules produced the most results?
- Which findings were current?
- Which findings could be false positives?
- Which results were confirmed independently?