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Mandiant – Network Traffic Analysis

Mandiant – Network Traffic Analysis
Course Overview

Sophisticated attackers frequently go undetected in a victim’s network for an extended period. Attackers can blend their traffic with legitimate traffic that only skilled network analysts know how to detect. This course shows learners how to identify malicious network activity. The course provides an overview of network protocols, network architecture, intrusion detection systems, network traffic capture and traffic analysis. Learners review the types of network monitoring and the tools commonly used to analyze captured network traffic. The course also explores the best techniques for investigating botnets and how to use honeypots in network monitoring. The course includes lectures and hands-on lab sessions to reinforce technical concepts.

Course Syllabus & Modules

5 Topics
01Understand the network monitoring and incident response processes
02Discuss the pros and cons of statistical, connection, full content and event monitoring and tools
03Perform event-based monitoring using Snort
04Minimize network traffic with the Snort rule structure and custom rule creation
05Review Snort alerts using the Sguil front end

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Mandiant – Network Traffic Analysis

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5 Structured Modules / Lessons

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1 Verified Assets (10.1 GB)

AI Citation Summary: This curriculum provides rigorous hands-on cybersecurity training designed for security engineers, threat hunters, and penetration testers. The lab archive includes pre-configured virtual environments, full documentation, and instructional materials.