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Information Security Management

Lab - WireShark

Overview

For this assignment, you will need to install the WireShark packet analyzer software on your

laptop or desktop system. There are packages for both Windows and Apple operating systems.

You must have administrator level access. If you do not have access to a system that you can

install this software, you must notify me immediately so I can assign you an alternate

assignment. You may also install this in a virtual lab environment.

Review the instructions provided below:

1. Install Wireshark

http://www.wireshark.org/download.html

2. Watch the introduction video

https://www.wireshark.org/video/wireshark/introduction-to-wireshark/

3. Download the Wireshark Capture File…(ill send link to u once work is assigned).

 4. Open the capture file in WireShark, analyze the capture file and only inspect the HTTP

protocol.

Requirements

1. Determine what was being done via the HTTP protocol. Was the user sending an email,

browsing a website, uploading a file, etc.? Write a brief summary explaining what the

user was doing using the HTTP protocol.

2. List all file names that you can identify in the trace file.

THINGS TO BE COVERED

Summary explaining what was being done using HTTP.

List of files. (at least 5 file names)