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Maltego Introduction
Maltego Introduction Maltego is a tool that draws a picture of how things connect: a domain → its DNS names → IPs → the organisation. You drop an entity (domain, email, IP) on a graph and run transforms (small lookups) that add related entities. It makes links easy to see. Threat intelligence teams
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What it is
Maltego is a tool that draws a picture of how things connect: a domain → its DNS names → IPs → the organisation.
How it works
You drop an entity (domain, email, IP) on a graph and run transforms (small lookups) that add related entities.
Why it matters for security
It makes links easy to see.
Threat intelligence teams use it to understand an attacker’s or a target’s footprint.
| Maltego term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Entity | One object: Domain, DNS Name, IP Address, Email, Person,… |
| Transform | A query that takes one entity and returns related ones |
| Graph | The canvas where entities and links appear |
| Transform Hub | Where transform packs (free and commercial) are enabled |
Learn more in the lesson: 19.4 Maltego Introduction