Ross Bagurdes

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.


Sessions

06-14
09:00
480min
Pre-conference class I: Essential Wireshark Skills: Practical Packet Analysis (2-day class)
Ross Bagurdes, Chris Greer

Level up your Wireshark skills and get ready for Sharkfest! This hands-on course will provide core Wireshark skills for IT pros of all experience levels. Participants will gain a solid understanding of how to use Wireshark to capture, analyze, and troubleshoot network traffic. The course is designed with beginners in mind, but even seasoned packet people will pick up new tips and tricks.

Pre-conference class
Grand Ballroom Salon E
06-15
09:00
480min
Pre-conference class I: Essential Wireshark Skills: Practical Packet Analysis (2-day class)
Ross Bagurdes, Chris Greer

Level up your Wireshark skills and get ready for Sharkfest! This hands-on course will provide core Wireshark skills for IT pros of all experience levels. Participants will gain a solid understanding of how to use Wireshark to capture, analyze, and troubleshoot network traffic. The course is designed with beginners in mind, but even seasoned packet people will pick up new tips and tricks.

Pre-conference class
Grand Ballroom Salon E
06-17
17:15
60min
The Making of the Wireshark Certified Analyst (WCA) Exam
Ross Bagurdes, Chris Greer

The Wireshark Certified Analyst exam is here. This is an exciting step for the Wireshark Community!

In this session, Chris and Ross, who helped to develop the WCA, go into the steps that were taken to create, develop and deliver the exam. Beyond sharing the objectives, we will explore the intended audience, how to prepare, sample labs, and what types of jobs this certification will support. Time will be taken for live training labs that feature exam objectives, as well as for Q+A about the certification.

Come learn more about the certification and find out if you are ready to become one of the first WCA’s in the world!

Organization
Grand Ballroom Salons A-D
06-19
11:30
60min
CyberShark 3001 - Capture and Decrypt Wifi Traffic from any device
Ross Bagurdes

Ever struggled with capturing traffic from your mobile device or felt stumped by encrypted applications? Dive into this comprehensive session to build your very own wired or wireless traffic sniffer using a Raspberry Pi.

Intermediate
Grand Ballroom Salon E