Enterprise infrastructure & Security

Do some online research about packet sniffers/protocol analyzers,such as WireShark and compose brief answers for each the following questions:

• • WireShark is classified as a network protocol analyzer or packet sniffer.
    • What are the major capabilities of packet sniffers/protocol analyzers such as WireShark? What are they used for and how are they used?
    • How packet sniffers/protocol analyzers are used by network professionals to troubleshoot network issues or improve network performance?
    • Why may packet sniffers/protocol analyzers be threats to network security? What types of attacks on business networks can packet sniffers/protocol analyzers facilitate?
  • What is a useful URL (or 2) you would recommend to classmates interested in learning more about packet sniffers/protocol analyzers and how they can be benefically used networking professionals? Explain why you would recommend this online resourse.
• Identifies the sections and pages of Chapter 1, and the concepts contained in these sections, that are most clearly and closely associated with this assignment.
• Briefly discuss/explain, describe how this assignment is connected to the sections of the chapter and the concepts that these sections include.