Monitoring Network Traffic

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In this hands-on lab, students will learn how to monitor and analyze network activity using a combination of industry-standard security tools.

They will configure TCPDump to capture network traffic, simulate an external reconnaissance attack by scanning a public-facing system with Zenmap, and analyze the resulting packet capture using Snort and Wireshark and…

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