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Network Analysis Using Zeek Logs

In this lab, you'll practice how to conduct basic analysis using Zeek. When you’re finished, you'll have the ability to analyze output from Zeek to identify interesting traffic.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 5m
Published
Clock icon Nov 06, 2024

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Analyze Network Traffic with Zeek

    Learn about Zeek's analysis of network traffic, how to read and interpret the output of the analysis from a PCAP file, and how to identify ways to use that information.

  3. Challenge

    Find Anomalies with Zeek-cut and CLI Analysis

    Learn about Zeek's analysis of network traffic using command-line tools, and how to use those tools to facilitate efficient investigations.

  4. Challenge

    Analyze Files with the File Analysis Framework

    Learn about Zeek's analysis of files from PCAPs, and how to extract them to conduct further analysis.

  5. Challenge

    Detect Threats with Zeek’s Intel Framework

    Learn about Zeek's analysis of intelligence files, and how to integrate them with the notice framework for alerting on interesting traffic.

  6. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

Joe is a Network Consulting Engineer and has worked in the IT industry since 2010. He has experience in teaching and mentoring IT professionals in both DoD environments and in the civilian sector, in both the networking and IT security fields.

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