A Study of Packet Sniffing as an Imperative Security Solution in Cybersecurity

Abstract

This study aims to do deep research on packet sniffing activity and its importance to cyber security. The reason for the act of packet sniffing is when there are any errors or problems that requires troubleshoot. This includes errors regarding network error, malicious activities, unencrypted traffic, and many other issues. Therefore, the objective for this research is to monitor the network as well as analyzing any recorded data. Using packet sniffer, administrators are able to detect any malicious activities on the network. It is also a great way to study how the network operates and understand the network protocols. In this research, readers will discover many features of packet analyzer and learn their functions. There is also a technical demonstration activity where packet sniffer program will be used to capture packets from certain interface to collect data. The data recorded will be analyzed later on and will be discussed. The packet sniffing activity is focusing on network security at the third layer of OSI model. From this research, people can acknowledge the importance of packet sniffing activity, while hackers may use it for bad intention, is an excellent tool for administrators to monitor malicious activities on their networks.