03-07-2012, 03:37 PM
Sniffer
Sniffers.ppt (Size: 816.5 KB / Downloads: 29)
WHAT A SNIFFER IS ?
A SNIFFER IS A PROGRAM OR A DEVICE THAT EAVESDROPS ON THE NETWORK TRAFFIC BY GRABBING INFORMATION TRAVELLING OVER THE NETWORK.
Why has the Internet been vulnerable to sniffers ?
Competition among software companies
Added cost of Ethernet switches, hubs, interface cards
Incompatibilities of older and newer softwares
“Money Factor”.
COMPONENTS OF PACKET SNIFFER
Special Hardware
Capture Driver
Buffer
Real-time analysis
Decoder
Packet editing/transmission
CONCLUSION
Sniffers are an invisible major threat that has to be taken into account.
Even though there is no perfect solution, anyone connected to the Internet has to take the appropriate measures against it.
Sniffers.ppt (Size: 816.5 KB / Downloads: 29)
WHAT A SNIFFER IS ?
A SNIFFER IS A PROGRAM OR A DEVICE THAT EAVESDROPS ON THE NETWORK TRAFFIC BY GRABBING INFORMATION TRAVELLING OVER THE NETWORK.
Why has the Internet been vulnerable to sniffers ?
Competition among software companies
Added cost of Ethernet switches, hubs, interface cards
Incompatibilities of older and newer softwares
“Money Factor”.
COMPONENTS OF PACKET SNIFFER
Special Hardware
Capture Driver
Buffer
Real-time analysis
Decoder
Packet editing/transmission
CONCLUSION
Sniffers are an invisible major threat that has to be taken into account.
Even though there is no perfect solution, anyone connected to the Internet has to take the appropriate measures against it.