- 06-15, 09:00–17:00, Potomac Ballroom
- 06-16, 09:00–17:00, Potomac Ballroom
All times in America/New_York
Wireshark can be intimidating.
We remember how it felt when we first started looking at a trace file with Wireshark. Questions started flooding into our minds:
What should I look for?
Where do I start?
How can I find the packets that matter?
What filters should I use?
What is "normal" and what can I ignore in all this data?
I froze under the weight of all the detail in the packets. If you have ever felt that way when looking at a pcap, this is the course for you!
Throughout this course, we are going to look at real-world examples of how to practically use Wireshark to solve network problems and isolate cybersecurity incidents. This skill will help AllOps (NetOps, SecOps, DevOps) engineers to improve in their analysis and troubleshooting skills. Labs have been designed to give real-world, hands-on experience with protocols using Wireshark.
While learning the art of packet analysis, we will also explore the Wireshark interface, configure custom columns, filters, and coloring rules, learning how to customize the layout so we can spot problems quickly. This course will give you comfort with the Wireshark interface and the experience you need to understand core protocols.
In this course, we bring real-world examples to every lecture, exercise, and course assignment. We're not much of a slide-deck kind of instructors. Too boring. Our goal is to have your hands on the first pcap within 5 minutes of the first day and not let up until the final bell.
So, you ready Packet People? Let's dig!
Ross has had a diverse career in engineering, beginning as a structural engineer, then project engineer for a gas utility, Ross was always quickly
assigned the de-facto network administrator, typically after no one else was brave enough to break, and later fix, the network. This lead to working as a network engineer designing and implementing enterprise networks for a major university hospital. Here he worked with
Extreme Networks, HP, Cisco, Tipping Point, among other network technology, as well as honed his Wireshark and protocol analysis skills. Ross
spent 7 years teaching data networking at Madison College, and in 2017 started authoring and producing IT training videos in Wireshark/Protocol
Analysis, Cisco, and general networking topics for www.Pluralsight.com. In his free time, you'll find Ross and his dog at the beach swimming and
surfing, traveling, hiking, or snowboarding somewhere in the western US.
Like you, Chris likes digging into packet captures to figure out how things work. When he is not teaching people the art of packet analysis in live courses, YouTube videos, or at conference seminars, you can find him in the packet trenches with clients from all over the world. Chris has been attending and speaking at Sharkfest since 2011 and enjoys learning new things right alongside attendees of all experience levels.