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Use pfTop to Analyze Network Traffic
Part of Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst Training Series · Cyber Security Professional · Network Forensics · Network Operations Specialist Training Series · Technical Support Specialist Training Series Topic: Blue Team
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What you'll do
Students will use pfTop, a network traffic monitoring/statistics plugin used in pfSense, to analyze and monitor network traffic.
- They will walk through the steps of performing a detailed investigation to determine what type of traffic is occurring across the exercise network
- With the use of use visualization tools they will be able to further analyze network traffic statistics and learn how visuals can quickly aide in the incident response process
- ⏱ About 60 minutes
- Counts towards: Cisco CCNA Cybersecurity (exam 200-201)
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Roadmaps that use this lab
- SOC Analyst — career path — step 4: Traffic and network analysis
- Advanced Security Practice — SecurityX (CAS-005) practice labs — step 4: Advanced operations
- Cisco CCNA Cybersecurity (200-201) — step 2: Analyse real traffic
- Digital Forensics Analyst — career path — step 3: Network forensics
- Digital Forensics Analyst — career path — step 6: Casework, end to end
- Security Architect — career path — step 4: Architecture at scale
- Network Security Engineer — career path — step 4: Firewalls, IDS and traffic analysis







