Wireshark is a widely deployed open-source program that enables users to inspect hundreds of protocols and perform live capture and offline analysis. It has a broad set of features and runs on a variety of platforms, including Windows, OS X, and Linux. With more than 500,000 downloads per month, the Wireshark network analyzer is quickly becoming the industry standard.

No need to be intimidated by Wireshark! Many IT analysts avoid getting into Wireshark because it seems overwhelming.  You don’t need a lot of experience to get up and running with Wireshark.

In this course you will learn all the basics required to confidently capture, save and navigate around Wireshark’s environment. I will spend some time explaining enough of the software to encourage you to use it more.

Specifically we will cover:

– Start Capture and Ring Buffers

– Stop Capture and Stop Triggers

– File Save, Save As and Export

– Navigation tips and tricks

– how to efficiently use the 3 pane display

– creating and using Profiles

– a bit about file location and why you should care

and a lot more to get you comfortable and confident with using Wireshark