Mastering Wireshark 2: Leverage Wireshark 2 to address a wide range of information security challenges
by: Andrew Crouthamel
ISBN-10: 1788626524
ISBN-13: 9781788626521
Released: 2018-06-11
Pages: 412
Book Description
Wireshark,a combination of a Linux distro (Kali) and an open source security framework (Metasploit),is a popular and powerful tool. Wireshark is mainly used to analyze the bits and bytes that flow through a network. It efficiently deals with the second to the seventh layer of network protocols,and the analysis made is presented in a form that can be easily read by people.
Mastering Wireshark 2 helps you gain expertise in securing your network. We start with installing and setting up Wireshark2.0,and then explore its interface in order to understand all of its functionalities. As you progress through the chapters,you will discover different ways to create,use,capture,and display filters. By halfway through the book,you will have mastered Wireshark features,analyzed different layers of the network protocol,and searched for anomalies. You’ll learn about plugins and APIs in depth. Finally,the book focuses on pocket analysis for security tasks,command-line utilities,and tools that manage trace files.
By the end of the book,you’ll have learned how to use Wireshark for network security analysis and configured it for troubleshooting purposes.
Contents
1: INSTALLING WIRESHARK 2
2: GETTING STARTED WITH WIRESHARK
3: FILTERING TRAFFIC
4: CUSTOMIZING WIRESHARK
5: STATISTICS
6: INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS
7: NETWORK PROTOCOL ANALYSIS
8: APPLICATION PROTOCOL ANALYSIS I
9: APPLICATION PROTOCOL ANALYSIS II
10: COMMAND-LINE TOOLS
11: A TROUBLESHOOTING SCENARIO
What You Will Learn
Understand what network and protocol analysis is and how it can help you
Use Wireshark to capture packets in your network
Filter captured traffic to only show what you need
Explore useful statistic displays to make it easier to diagnose issues
Customize Wireshark to your own specifications
Analyze common network and network application protocols
Authors
Andrew Crouthamel
Andrew Crouthamel is an experienced senior network engineer and IT trainer who resides in Doylestown,PA,and currently works with organizations including NASA,ESA,JAXA,Boeing,and the US Air Force. His passion for teaching is reflected in his work,which is filled with excitement and real-world anecdotes.
