In the unit 2 lab assignment, we continued to learn how to analy
1. In the Unit 2 Lab assignment, we continued to learn how to
analyze wireless traffic using Wireshark and also began
learning how to analyze wireless traffic using the NetWitness
Investigator Tool. I began with practicing loading a file of
traffic that Wireshark had previously captured. We reviewed
previously captured ones so that all students were were
following the same instructions. There is so much information
to look at it can be a bit overwhelming. I am still finding that I
have trouble using the Wireshark application, even after
thoroughly following instructions. The introduction to the
NetWitness Investigator Tool seemed a bit easier to follow. I
was capturing the same packet information that I viewed in the
first step when using WireShark. There was obviously a little
trial and error involved, but I feel a little better about using this
tool than WireShark. It appears to be a little more user friendly,
but that could be because it isn’t all information overload on the
menu. It appears to be displayed a littler easier to read. I still
feel a little lost when it comes to most of the information that I
am trying to find. This information is important to the
cybersecurity field because it can provide important information
to where a criminal hacker may be located or what it is exactly
they are trying to achieve. It more or less shines a little light
into the dark spaces of the internet.