Wireshark for Security Professionals Using Wireshark and the Metasploit Framework

Leverage Wireshark, Lua and Metasploit to solve any securitychallenge Wireshark is arguably one of the most versatile networking toolsavailable, allowing microscopic examination of almost any kind ofnetwork activity. This book is designed to help you quicklynavigate and leverage Wireshark effectively, with a primer forexploring the Wireshark Lua API as well as an introduction to theMetasploit Framework. Wireshark for Security Professionals covers bothoffensive and defensive concepts that can be applied to any Infosecposition, providing detailed, advanced content demonstrating thefull potential of the Wireshark tool. Coverage includes theWireshark Lua API, Networking and Metasploit fundamentals, plusimportant foundational security concepts explained in a practicalmanner. You are guided through full usage of Wireshark, frominstallation to everyday use, including how to surreptitiouslycapture packets using advanced MiTM techniques. Practicaldemonstrations integrate Metasploit and Wireshark demonstrating howthese tools can be used together, with detailed explanations andcases that illustrate the concepts at work. These concepts can beequally useful if you are performing offensive reverse engineeringor performing incident response and network forensics. Lua sourcecode is provided, and you can download virtual lab environments aswell as PCAPs allowing them to follow along and gain hands onexperience. The final chapter includes a practical case study thatexpands upon the topics presented to provide a cohesive example ofhow to leverage Wireshark in a real world scenario. Understand the basics of Wireshark and Metasploit within thesecurity space Integrate Lua scripting to extend Wireshark and perform packetanalysis Learn the technical details behind common networkexploitation Packet analysis in the context of both offensive and defensivesecurity research Wireshark is the standard network analysis tool used across manyindustries due to its powerful feature set and support for numerousprotocols. When used effectively, it becomes an invaluable tool forany security professional, however the learning curve can be steep.Climb the curve more quickly with the expert insight andcomprehensive coverage inWireshark for SecurityProfessionals.