# Situational Awareness Once gaining access to the compromised environment a common step is to gather as much information as possible. All the information gathered in this stage will help the pentester to map the domain, escalate privileges and perform lateral movements. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://the-pentesting-guide.marmeus.com/situational_awareness.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.