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Homework: Network Traffic Analysis Tool Evaluation
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
1) Describe the capabilities of several sniffers and other network analysis tools.
2) Identify tools to add to a forensics toolkit.
Task
You are an experienced employee of the DigiFirm Investigation Company. DigiFirm experienced strong profits last quarter. Company executives have increased the operating budget for the rest of the year and expressed an interested in adding network traffic analysis tools to the lab.
There are several sniffers and other tools available for traffic analysis, including:
1) Tcpdump and WinDump
2) Wireshark
3) HTTPSniffer
4) Nmap
5) Snort
Chris, your team leader, needs your assistance in selecting two (new) tools that would be a good addition to the lab's forensics toolkit.
For this homework:
A. Research the list of sniffers and other network analysis tools.
B. Write a proposal in which you describe the capabilities of each tool (above).
C. Recommend two tools for the lab and justify your recommendations. Discuss the capabilities.