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Network Analysis with Maltrail

Your task is to bring the Maltrail sensor up on the local interface, allow the captured traffic to flow through it so that it flags traffic matching known-bad signatures, then triage the reported detections to identify the implicated internal host, determine what it contacted, assess the severity of the activity, and document your findings for incident response.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Jul 01, 2026
Duration
1h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Initializing the local Maltrail environment & processing packet captures

    Initialize the Maltrail sensor and observe detections. You will learn about the Maltrail sensor, server, and client architecture, and bring the sensor up on a local interface so that it can inspect traffic and produce detections.

  2. Challenge

    Dashboard navigation & threat Analysis

    Analyze traffic for known-bad indicators. You will read the dashboard, distinguish key indicator types (IP, DNS, URL, and user agent), and isolate genuine threats from background noise.

  3. Challenge

    Consolidating findings & incident reporting for SOC escalation

    Document anomalies using the reporting interface. You will interpret a detection's key fields and record a finding according to the Globomantics incident detection and management standards.

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