"Networking Forensics using Wireshark" readings this week focus on monitoring network traffic in real-time. A network administrator essentially needs to know who is doing what when, meaning monitoring the use of network resources is a critical part of this job. Without this monitoring, the network can slow to a crawl in a short period of time, address the following
- What uses can you think of for a network traffic analyzer? In a few sentences describe how Wireshark assists investigators? Share what you have learned about Wireshark. Learning to master Wireshark can be done online. What Internet sites could you use as a resource for learning this valuable open source tool? Share and provide links to any useful resource you find.
- Additional post option: Now that you have some useful insight on Wireshark, what would you monitor on your network? Tip: If you download and play with this tool, don't log "all traffic" or the resulting huge file might fill up your entire hard drive quickly!