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Outlining the benefits of Wireshark - Wireshark Tutorial
From the course: Wireshark: Malware and Forensics
Outlining the benefits of Wireshark
- [Instructor] Although there are many other packet analysis tools available, the tool I prefer is Wireshark, an open source tool with a rich graphical user interface and many built-in features. Wireshark is the tool that we can use to baseline the network and then actively monitor the changes and identify threats and respond more quickly to remove them from the network. In addition to Wireshark, there are other packet analyzers. Cain and Abel can recover passwords by sniffing the network and can record voiceover IP conversations. tcpdump is a protocol analyzer that runs from the command line and NarusInsight, formerly carnivore can monitor all internet traffic. Network administrators should be familiar with packet analysis. As we can see on this webpage, Cisco builds Wireshark into the Cisco Nexus 7,000 series along with many other devices. If you've never used Wireshark, then go to wireshark.org. The home page…
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Exploring cyberattacks and trends5m
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Understanding malware and cyber threats2m 35s
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Packet analysis overview2m 59s
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Outlining the benefits of Wireshark3m 25s
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Tshark4m 52s
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Tap into your network4m 40s
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Create firewall rules3m 53s
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Challenge: Email forensics3m 37s
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Response: Email forensics3m 56s
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