Analyzing Port Scans in Wireshark

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Dive into real port scanning behavior, from classic SYN scans to UDP sweeps and NULL/XMAS scans. You'll trace attacker intent, scan speed, and stealth techniques by dissecting packet sequences and anomalies.

Key topics:

  • TCP SYN, FIN, NULL, and XMAS scans

  • UDP port probing behavior

  • Wireshark profiles for scan detection

  • Differentiating noisy scans vs targeted probing