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Part 1.

Question 1: What would be another better tool given that Sam Spade is not being maintained right now?

Please explain

Part 2.

Snort is referred to as a packet sniffer that monitors network traffic, scrutinizing each packet closely to detect a dangerous payload or suspicious anomalies (Hanna, 2023). It is one of the popular tools available in the market as an open source and a developed product under Cisco, making it more likely the first choice by most organizations because users can modify it according to their needs or subscribe as a form of SaaS. I think the primary reason the CIO specifically chose this software is, its capability of detecting and preventing intrusions. the software helps network administrators in detecting attacks by monitoring network traffic and identifying certain attack methods such as OS fingering, DDoS, buffer overflows, common gateway interfaces attacks, stealth port scans, and server message block probes. Once it identified such attempts it quickly acts as a firewall and sends alerts.

Snort plays an important role in penetration testing and footprinting of the network. As a sniffer, it can identify any vulnerability that resides within the network and provide a possible attack scenario to the administrators. the other important role of penetration testing is its ability to study network traffic patterns and identify anomalies. once the software identifies any abnormality in the network communication, it determines whether the network is safe or a potential attack vector is possible.

Question 2: Based on the following discussion what is something that can be asked and what is the importance of snort in penetration testing and footprinting?