- Lab
- Security
PCAP Analysis with Wireshark
In this lab, you’ll practice analyzing data packets using Wireshark. When you’re finished, you’ll have the ability to analyze network traffic using Wireshark to identify trends, source and destination IP addresses, and apply filters based on your needs.
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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!
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Filtering and Gathering Artifacts in Wireshark
In this challenge, you will learn the basics of filtering data in Wireshark and identify key indicators of compromise.
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Reconstructing Sessions and Extracting Transferred Files
In this challenge, you will gain experience reconstructing sessions and extracting transferred files in Wireshark.
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Working with Encrypted Data Packets
In this challenge, you will see what encrypted data packets look like in Wireshark.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
What's a lab?
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