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Identify Common Cyber Network Attacks with Wireshark

This course will teach you how to quickly spot cyber attacks and indicators of compromise in network traffic with Wireshark.

Intermediate
2h 34m
(53)

Created by Chris Greer

Last Updated Oct 12, 2021

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Identify Common Cyber Network Attacks with Wireshark

This course will teach you how to quickly spot cyber attacks and indicators of compromise in network traffic with Wireshark.

Intermediate
2h 34m
(53)

Created by Chris Greer

Last Updated Oct 12, 2021

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What you'll learn

Cyber attacks are everywhere. Are they lurking in your network? Every IT professional needs to develop the skills with Wireshark to quickly spot them. In this course, Identify Common Cyber Network Attacks with Wireshark, you’ll gain the ability to threat hunt at the packet level. First, you’ll explore how network and OS Fingerprinting scans work and how to identify them. Next, you’ll discover how to spot indicators of compromise in malware infections. Finally, you’ll learn how to isolate botnet and data exfiltration traffic. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of threat hunting with Wireshark needed to identify common cyber network attacks on your network.

Identify Common Cyber Network Attacks with Wireshark
Intermediate
2h 34m
(53)
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Chris Greer - Pluralsight course - Identify Common Cyber Network Attacks with Wireshark
Chris Greer
8 courses 4.9 author rating 497 ratings

Chris Greer is a network analyst for Packet Pioneer, delivering training and packet analysis consulting services to customers all over the world. He specializes in using Wireshark to combat network and application performance problems on networks of all sizes. Chris leverages his 20 years of practical experience in network monitoring, analysis, and troubleshooting to heighten the experience of any attendee to his interactive and energetic courses.

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