Network Forensics with Wireshark

Demystifying Network Traces with Wireshark.

Key Features

● Decode and analyze network packets using Wireshark.

● Detect malware, and covert channel attacks in live traffic.

● Decrypt SSL/TLS traffic, and trace attacks end-to-end.

Book Description

In today's digital world, Wireshark stands as the most powerful tool for uncovering what truly happens on a network.

Network Forensics with Wireshark will take you through a structured, hands-on journey - from grasping the basics of TCP/IP communication to advanced forensic analysis. Beginning with how data flows across networks, readers will learn to capture and interpret packets, identify anomalies, and analyze encrypted traffic through SSL/TLS decryption. As the book progresses, it dives into detecting malware behavior, tracing covert channel attacks, and understanding how attackers exploit vulnerabilities across evolving network architectures. Each concept is reinforced with practical exercises and real-world case studies, helping readers apply theory to investigation.

So, whether you are a student, network engineer, or cybersecurity professional, this book empowers you to analyze smarter, respond faster, and transform data into actionable security insight.

What you will learn

● Understand core network protocols and packet flow in depth.

● Capture, filter, and analyze traffic using Wireshark effectively.

● Identify anomalies, threats, and malware patterns in captures.

● Perform SSL decryption, and inspect encrypted traffic behavior.

● Reconstruct and analyze the complete cyber kill chain visually.

● Apply forensic techniques to detect and prevent network breaches.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of TCP/IP Model

2. Flow of Internet Traffic

3. SSL and Certificate Chaining

4. Evolving Network Architecture

5. Introduction to Wireshark

6. Tools to Analyze Wireshark Traffic

7. Malware Analysis on Wireshark

Index

About the Authors

Bhavik Shah has over 17 years of experience in Cyber Security, with deep expertise in designing and architecting networks where security is a primary focus. He has been a speaker at several universities, delivering talks on Network Forensics, and also at Cybersecurity Communities like Null. He has also spoken at Cisco Live on topics related to AI security and its various components. Through his first book, Network Forensics with Wireshark, Bhavik aims to highlight the significance of Wireshark, and how it can help in analyzing Network Traces efficiently.