Understanding Cyber Security part 2 - The power of Wireshark

Dive deeper into cybersecurity with the second course in our comprehensive five-part series, Understanding Cyber Security. This course builds upon foundational networking knowledge, equipping high school and university students with practical skills to analyze, build, and defend networked systems.

This module, Understanding Cyber Security Part 2 - The Power of Wireshark, focuses on mastering network analysis using industry-standard tools. You'll gain hands-on experience with Wireshark, a powerful network protocol analyzer, to visualize and interpret real-time packet flows.

Key topics include:

• Local Area Networks (LANs) and their local transmission mechanisms.
• Foundational network protocols: Ethernet and ARP (Address Resolution Protocol).
• Packet-based communication: Understanding the principles behind data transmission.
• LAN protocols: Exploring the structure and behavior of key protocols.
• Network frame encapsulation and decapsulation: Learning how data is packaged and unpacked.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Capture, filter, and analyze network traffic with Wireshark.
• Distinguish between normal and suspicious network activity.
• Identify protocol-specific attack indicators.
• Understand the fundamentals for advanced cybersecurity topics like intrusion detection and spoofing mitigation.

This course provides a solid foundation for future learning in cyber security, preparing you for complex software projects and real-world scenarios.

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