Use Wireshark to Discover Evidence of Network Attacks

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Part of Introduction to Wireshark Topic: Cyber Security Labs

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What you'll do

In this lab, you will locate information from network traffic to discover facts or uncover evidence of attacks.

Use Wireshark to capture FTP credentials
Use Wireshark to determine details from a network traffic capture, such as MAC addresses, DNS server addresses, IP resolutions from FQDNs, and whether HTTP traffic is encrypted
Use Wireshark to discover evidence of a password guessing attack

Note: Once you begin the lab, you will not be able to pause, save, or exit and then return to your lab. Please ensure that you have set aside enough time to complete the lab before you start.

⏱ About 75 minutes
Counts towards: CompTIA Network+ (exam N10-009)

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