August 2017
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
11h 39m
English
It is important for any forensic analyst to be able to analyze network traffic. Many attacks are live attacks on a network, such as denial of service (DoS) attacks. In this section, you will learn more about network packets, network-based attacks, and tools for analyzing network traffic.
Information that is sent across a network is divided into chunks, called packets. Technically speaking, packets exist in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model at Layer 3 and are typically formatted according to the Internet Protocol (IP)—though many other protocols and their unique formats may also be encountered. Packets are divided into two parts: the header and the payload. If you think in terms of an envelope, ...
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