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Network Protocols for Security: IPv4 and ARP

In this lab, you'll practice creating network traffic and inspecting Link and Internet layer protocols. When you're finished, you'll have a fundamental understanding on how to find anomalies within IPv4 and ARP.

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(61 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 2h 5m
Published
Clock icon Sep 04, 2024

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    MAC Addressing

    In this challenge you will be analyzing media access control (MAC) addresses and learning how they can be spoofed within a network.

  3. Challenge

    Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

    This challenge will have you exploring the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), analyzing ARP broadcasts, and taking a look at an ARP storm.

  4. Challenge

    Exploring IPv4 in Malicious Traffic

    With IPv4, you will detect anomalies by inspecting the Time to Live (TTL) field within the IP header. This challenge makes use of a Man in the Middle (MiTM) attack.

  5. Challenge

    The Final Challenge

    The last challenge of this lab and your last chance to experience the environment before clicking Next and ending this small little world that flittered into existence just for you.

Brandon is a Sr. Security Author at Pluralsight. Prior Experience with Elastic and FL Air National Guard includes threat hunting, security analytics, and incident response.

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Did you know?

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