🧪 Getting Started with Wireshark
- Wireshark Lab 1 – Introduction – A beginner-friendly intro to Wireshark’s interface and basic capture setup.
- Running Wireshark Lab 1 – Learn how to capture packets and navigate the UI effectively.
Welcome!
I’m Deanna aka TechyBlk_218, a cybersecurity explorer building skills through homelabs, CTFs, and real-world simulations. This blog is my digital lab notebook—full of walkthroughs, reflections, and resources for anyone on a similar path.
🔍 Featured Labs
- Wireshark Traffic Analysis – TryHackMe
- TryHackMe Wireshark Basics Room Walkthrough – Covers packet dissection, filtering, and navigation tasks from the SOC Analyst path.
- Wireshark Practice – Hands-On – Analyze DNS response times, HTTP requests, and TTL values using filters.
- Wireshark TCP Lab – Deep dive into TCP sequence numbers, ACKs, and flow graphs.
- ISSC 421 – Analyzing Protocols – Focuses on TCP port 80 filtering, TLS certificate capture, and flow graphing.
- Linux Privilege Escalation Lab
- Hack The Box: Starting Point Walkthrough
🔍 Wireshark Lab Walkthrough
Explore hands-on labs and walkthroughs to sharpen your packet analysis skills. These curated resources cover everything from basic navigation to advanced TCP dissection.
🧠 TryHackMe Integration & Packet Dissection
📡 Protocol-Specific Analysis
Wireshark Traffic Analysis – TryHackMe
This lab explores packet capture and analysis using Wireshark on a TryHackMe machine. Objectives included identifying malicious traffic, DNS tunneling, and credential leaks.
Tools: Wireshark, tcpdump, pcap filtering
Lessons Learned: Filtering HTTP traffic, detecting suspicious payloads, and analyzing DNS anomalies.
🔗 Full Lab WalkthroughLinux Privilege Escalation Lab
This lab focuses on escalating privileges on a vulnerable Linux VM using SUID binaries and misconfigured services.
Tools: LinPEAS, GTFOBins, sudo -l
Challenges: Understanding permissions and exploiting cron jobs.
🔗 Full Lab WalkthroughHack The Box: Starting Point Walkthrough
A beginner-friendly Hack The Box challenge where I performed enumeration, discovered open services, and used Hydra to brute force credentials.
Takeaway: Importance of service enumeration and proper brute-force mitigation.
🔗 Full Lab Walkthrough