During a penetration test, you have been tasked with executing a watering hole attack against a company's employees who routinely visit industry-specific forums and web resources. Before launching the attack, what is the most crucial step to ensure the success of the operation?
Conducting reconnaissance to identify the websites most frequently visited by the target group
Cracking the Wi-Fi encryption used by the company's employees
Updating malware signatures to ensure non-detection by antivirus software
Monitoring network traffic to capture employee credentials