Security+ Lab 1 - FT Ver2

This lab is part of a series of lab exercises designed through a grant initiative by the Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) and the Network Development Group (NDG), funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program Department of Undergraduate Education (DUE) Award No. 0702872 and 1002746. This work has been adapted by The Department of Labor (DOL) Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant No. TC-22525-11-60-A-48. This series of lab exercises is intended to support courseware for CompTIA Security+® certification.

By performing this lab, students will learn the process of capturing network traffic using three different methods; the tcpdump command, Wireshark, and NetworkMiner. The tcpdump command has no Graphical User Interface (GUI) and is only utilized within a Linux terminal. Wireshark shows you the raw output of network traffic captures and allows you to analyze them. Network Miner will allow you to capture data, and it will also pull out items like clear text messages and pictures.