• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This course covers basic sniffing as part of a penetration test. Attackers and penetration testers use sniffing to analyze network packets for information.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Use Wireshark and TCPDump to analyze captured network traffic.
- Use Wireshark and TCPDump filters to perform packet analysis.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Exploitation Analysis
  • Network Services

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

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