Understanding how network protocols operate is an implied skill required to be successful in cyber security. In this course, Network Protocols for Security: SMB, you’ll learn to analyze SMB network traffic. First, you’ll explore how to create sample SMB traffic by using the file share feature in Windows. Next, you’ll discover how to analyze SMB commands at a packet level. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of SMB needed to find anomalies and malicious activity amongst network traffic.
Author Name: Brandon DeVault
Author Description:
Brandon DeVault is a Security Researcher focused on threat hunting at CrowdStrike. He is also a member of the Florida Air National Guard with a variety of offensive and defensive experience. Prior to joining CrowdStrike, Brandon worked full-time as an author with Pluralsight and at Elastic, creating and delivering security content. He also worked with Special Operations Command, where he had two deployments to Afghanistan on deployable communications teams. His experience spans incident response… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  0mins
• Generating SMB Traffic
  6mins
• Analyzing SMB Commands
  5mins