Describe cyber attacks that could affect a computer system or network : Intercepting Traffic with Wireshark

This video tutorial introduces Wireshark, a tool for intercepting network traffic. It demonstrates how to set up virtual machines using Kali Linux and Metasploitable, and how to use Wireshark to intercept and analyze network traffic. The video highlights the security risks of using HTTP, showing how credentials can be sniffed by hackers. It concludes with a discussion on the importance of using HTTPS and previews the next topic on man-in-the-middle attacks.

How can you filter traffic in Wireshark to find specific information?

What is the significance of using HTTPS over HTTP in terms of security?

What are session cookies and how can they be exploited?