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Which tool is primarily used for packet analysis?
The correct answer is C. Wireshark. Wireshark is the industry-standard tool for packet analysis (network traffic capture and inspection), allowing analysts to intercept, dissect, and examine individual packets flowing across a network in real time. Nessus (A) is a vulnerability scanner - it identifies weaknesses in
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Which tool is primarily used for packet analysis?
Options
- ANessus
- BHydra
- CWireshark
- DBurp Suite
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(18 responses)- B6% (1)
- C94% (17)
Explanation
Wireshark is the industry-standard tool for packet analysis (network traffic capture and inspection), allowing analysts to intercept, dissect, and examine individual packets flowing across a network in real time.
- Nessus (A) is a vulnerability scanner - it identifies weaknesses in systems and services, not raw packet data.
- Hydra (B) is a password-cracking/brute-force tool used for credential attacks against login services.
- Burp Suite (D) is a web application security testing proxy, focused on HTTP/HTTPS traffic between a browser and web app, not general packet analysis.
Memory tip: Think "Wireshark" - it sniffs the wire (network cable/traffic), just like a shark lurking in the water watching everything swim by.
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