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Wireshark 2 Quick Start Guide

By : Charit Mishra
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Wireshark 2 Quick Start Guide

By: Charit Mishra

Overview of this book

<p>Wireshark is an open source protocol analyser, commonly used among the network and security professionals. Currently being developed and maintained by volunteer contributions of networking experts from all over the globe. Wireshark is mainly used to analyze network traffic, analyse network issues, analyse protocol behaviour, etc. - it lets you see what's going on in your network at a granular level. This book takes you from the basics of the Wireshark environment to detecting and resolving network anomalies.</p> <p>This book will start from the basics of setting up your Wireshark environment and will walk you through the fundamentals of networking and packet analysis. As you make your way through the chapters, you will discover different ways to analyse network traffic through creation and usage of filters and statistical features. You will look at network security packet analysis, command-line utilities, and other advanced tools that will come in handy when working with day-to-day network operations.</p> <p>By the end of this book, you have enough skill with Wireshark 2 to overcome real-world network challenges.</p>
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
8
Mastering the Advanced Features of Wireshark
Index

Contributors

About the author

Charit Mishra is an ICS/SCADA professional, working as a security architect for critical infrastructure across several industries, including oil and gas, mining, utilities, renewable energy, transportation, and telecom. He has been involved in leading and executing complex projects involving the extensive application of security standards, frameworks, and technologies. A postgraduate in computer science, Charit's profile boasts of leading industry certifications such as OSCP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, and CCNA R&S. Moreover, he regularly delivers professional training and knowledge sessions on critical infrastructure security internationally.

About the reviewer

Anish has a YouTube channel named Zariga Tongy where he loves to post videos on security, hacking and other cloud related technology.

 

 

 

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