SOC Project
PROJECT MODULES (LABS)

Wireshark Project

You are a SOC analyst. In this project you will investigate through different lab scenarios. Use Wireshark skills to find the answers about attackers, hidden data, passwords and scam calls. Here, each module/lab has a task box, hints and a step by step solution. Labs 1 to 3 run in your browser with no install and no setup. Labs 4 and 5 run on your own laptop with Wireshark installed.

Wireshark packet capture showing DNS, HTTP and ICMP packets
Online labs
Online

Lab 1: Follow TCP Stream

Capture web traffic and use Follow TCP Stream to find the page that carries a hidden note.

Online

Lab 2: Catch the Call Scammer (VoIP call replay)

Find a VoIP call in the capture, play it back and answer questions about it.

Online

Lab 3: HTTP Plain Text Credentials

Find a staff sign-in sent over HTTP and read the username and password in plain text.

Labs on your laptop
On your laptop

Lab 4: How to capture Packets on your Network & PC?

Capture your own Wi-Fi traffic while you open a website. Find your IP, the DNS server, the website IP, the Server Name, the server port and the TLS version.

On your laptop

Lab 5: How to analyze a PCAP file?

Open a saved capture of microsoft.com and answer the same kind of questions offline.

Unzip the PCAP file before you open it in Wireshark.

How to submit

When you have finished all 5 labs, submit your work through the normal internship submission workflow on the submission page.

networkwalks.com/submission/

Wireshark Complete Course (free)

Watch this video first.

VIDEOWireshark introduction

Wireshark video

VIDEOWireshark introduction

How to ask Questions?

Write your question in the comments of the YouTube video above and the instructor or technical manager will answer there directly.

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