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Wireshark Network Security

By : Piyush Verma
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Wireshark Network Security

By: Piyush Verma

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Wireshark Network Security
Piyush Verma
Jul, 2015 | 138 pages
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Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Wireshark Network Security
Wireshark Network Security
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Getting Started with Wireshark – What, Why, and How?
Getting Started with Wireshark – What, Why, and How?
Sniffing
The tools of the trade
What is Wireshark?
The Wireshark interface – Before starting the capture
First packet capture
Summary
2
Tweaking Wireshark
Tweaking Wireshark
Filtering our way through Wireshark
Wireshark profiles
Essential techniques in Wireshark
Wireshark command-line fu
Summary
3
Analyzing Threats to LAN Security
Analyzing Threats to LAN Security
Analyzing clear-text traffic
Examining sniffing attacks
Analyzing network reconnaissance techniques
Detect password cracking attempts
Miscellaneous attacks
Complementary tools to Wireshark
Important display filters
Nailing the CTF challenge
Summary
4
Probing E-mail Communications
Probing E-mail Communications
E-mail forensics challenges
Analyzing attacks on e-mail communications
Important filters
Summary
5
Inspecting Malware Traffic
Inspecting Malware Traffic
Gearing up Wireshark
Malicious traffic analysis
IRC botnet(s)
Summary
6
Network Performance Analysis
Network Performance Analysis
Creating a custom profile for troubleshooting
Optimization before analysis
TCP-based issues
Case study 1 – Slow Internet
Case study 2 – Sluggish downloads
Case study 3 – Denial of Service
Summary
Index
Index

Summary

In this chapter, we went over the foundations of sniffing and its practical importance in the real world, the different tools available at our disposal to perform sniffing, and understanding the Wireshark GUI to quickly get started with sniffing and perform our first packet capture. We shall begin the analysis part in the next chapter.

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