Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
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Chapter 7, Problem 19RQ
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Packet sniffer:
- A hardware device or software program that is designed to intercept, copy and interpret the network traffic that occurs is called a packet sniffer.
- It is also called as network protocol analyzer.
- Packet sniffer is a tool that is used to collect copies of packet from the network and it analyzes the data collected.
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