CHAPTER 23
Tools and Utilities
Network administrators must be armed with a wide variety of software tools to monitor, diagnose, and control the network around them. In this chapter, you will learn the basic tools of this arsenal. Certain tools are known by slightly different names in different operating systems but essentially accomplish the same tasks. In this chapter, you will learn to:
- Apply different tools and utilities to various cybersecurity situations
- Identify commonly used network monitoring tools
- Use a software packet sniffer to examine different types of network traffic
Using Basic Tools
There are certain basic administrative, troubleshooting-and-monitoring tools and utilities that every cybersecurity specialist should have in their toolbox. The following sections describe some prominent versions of the basic tools required. Some are tools already available through the installed operating system, while others are third-party tools for download or purchase.
