Recon Architecture Patterns
RCCE students will learn reconnaissance methodologies including passive and active reconnaissance, OSINT gathering, network scanning, service enumeration, and target profiling for security assessments. RCCE students will learn to conduct passive reconnaissance using public data sources, DNS records, certificate transparency logs, and social media, perform active reconnaissance including port scanning, service fingerprinting, and web application enumeration, use tools including Nmap, Shodan, Censys, and custom scripts, map organizational attack surfaces, identify potential entry points and high-value targets, maintain operational security during reconnaissance, and document reconnaissance findings for penetration test planning. This architecture course teaches secure system design using proven patterns, guardrails, and reference architectures. Building on core knowledge, RCCE students will learn to evaluate design options against security requirements, make informed trade-off decisions, and build systems that are resilient by design. Students gain the architectural thinking skills needed for security engineering and solution design roles.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing Recon Architecture Patterns
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Explain Module Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for what you will learn
- Execute hands-on tasks for why it matters — covering Recon is the foundation of every assessment.
- Execute hands-on tasks for maintain opsec throughout reconnaissance phases
- Execute hands-on tasks for recon phase objectives — covering Identify target scope and boundaries, T1595: Active Scanning.
- Execute hands-on tasks for mitre att&ck: reconnaissance — covering Identify target scope and boundaries.
- Execute hands-on tasks for passive reconnaissance
- Execute hands-on tasks for active reconnaissance — covering No direct interaction with target, Direct interaction with target.
- Execute hands-on tasks for people intelligence
- Execute hands-on tasks for osint fundamentals — covering People Intelligence.
- Execute hands-on tasks for dns reconnaissance deep dive — covering A/AAAA: Host to IP mapping, Zone transfer attempts (AXFR).
| Module 01 | Recon Architecture Patterns |
| Module 02 | Module Overview |
| Module 03 | What You Will Learn |
| Module 04 | Why It Matters |
| Module 05 | Maintain OPSEC throughout reconnaissance phases |
| Module 06 | Recon Phase Objectives |
| Module 07 | MITRE ATT&CK: Reconnaissance |
| Module 08 | Passive Reconnaissance |
| Module 09 | Active Reconnaissance |
| Module 10 | People Intelligence |
| Module 11 | OSINT Fundamentals |
| Module 12 | DNS Reconnaissance Deep Dive |
| Module 13 | DNS Enumeration Techniques |
| Module 14 | CNAME: Alias chains and CDN detection |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice recon architecture patterns by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Lab 2: Explain Module Overview fundamentals
- Lab 3: Execute hands-on tasks for what you will learn
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for why it matters
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for maintain opsec throughout reconnaissance phases
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Recon Architecture Patterns, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI