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Sniffing and Spoofing with Kali Linux

Network sniffing and spoofing are invaluable skills for penetration testers. This course will teach you to use Kali Linux and its built-in tools to collect sensitive information and disrupt enterprise networks.

Beginner
1h 2m

Created by Howard Poston

Last Updated Oct 26, 2026

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Sniffing and Spoofing with Kali Linux

Network sniffing and spoofing are invaluable skills for penetration testers. This course will teach you to use Kali Linux and its built-in tools to collect sensitive information and disrupt enterprise networks.

Beginner
1h 2m

Created by Howard Poston

Last Updated Oct 26, 2026

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What you'll learn

Network sniffing and spoofing techniques enable penetration testers to collect exposed credentials and other sensitive data. In this course, Sniffing and Spoofing with Kali Linux, you’ll gain the ability to use Kali’s built-in tools for network-level attacks. First, you’ll explore on-path and interception attacks. Next, you’ll discover how to extract plaintext data from network traffic. Finally, you’ll learn how to downgrade HTTPS traffic to access application-layer data. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of sniffing and spoofing needed to use Kali Linux for network-level attacks in penetration testing engagements.

Sniffing and Spoofing with Kali Linux
Beginner
1h 2m
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Howard Poston is a freelance copywriter, course developer, and consultant. He created over 20 online courses and authored Python for Cybersecurity and Blockchain Security from the Bottom Up.

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