Enumeration & Exploitation

Enumeration is described as a technique that establishes an active connection to the target hosts to locate possible attack vectors in the target system,

Enumeration is used to gather the below

Usernames, Group names
Hostnames
Network shares and services
IP tables and routing tables
Service settings and Audit configurations
Application and banners
SNMP and DNS Details

Enumeration is usually assumed as an essential stage in Pentesting as the result of enumeration may be operated straight for exploiting the target system.

Here is useful tool for Enumeration & Exploitation;