Wireshark & Wireless Packet Analysis — Hands-On Intensive
Course Duration
5 Days
Audience
Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.
Prerequisites
Comfort with the Linux command line Foundational knowledge of TCP/IP networking Basic familiarity with the OSI model
Course Description
This hands-on, lab-driven course takes you from foundational packet capture to advanced wireless network forensics using Wireshark and a powerful ecosystem of companion tools. Through 30+ guided exercises performed on real hardware, students build practical skills in traffic analysis, 802.11 wireless security, credential discovery, attack pattern recognition, and custom tooling — skills that translate directly to real-world network defense and investigation work. Every concept is reinforced with immediate, practical application. Students work with live wireless traffic, real router hardware, and industry-standard tools in a purpose-built lab environment — not simulations.
Learning Objectives
- Capture, filter, and analyze both wired and wireless network traffic with precision
- Operate wireless interfaces in monitor mode for full-spectrum 802.11 frame capture
- Recognize attack signatures and anomalous traffic patterns in live and recorded captures
- Extract actionable intelligence from complex, multi-source capture files
- Map wireless network architectures and device relationships from traffic alone
- Build custom analysis workflows using Python, Scapy, and command-line capture tools
- Perform remote, distributed packet capture across networked systems
- Deploy analysis environments using modern containerization techniques
- Assess the security of captured authentication exchanges and wireless handshakes