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Cybersecurity · Network Defense

Snort Intrusion Detection Lab

A controlled Linux lab for writing Snort rules, generating safe test traffic, and investigating alerts with Wireshark.

Snort Intrusion Detection Lab — illustrative cover
FocusCybersecurity · Network Defense
StatusDefensive security lab
Tools & areasSnort, Linux, Wireshark, ICMP, TCP
KindTechnical work

BRIEF

A controlled environment for monitoring, detecting, and investigating selected network activity.

PRACTICAL WORK

Configured Snort detection rules for ICMP, TCP, and port-scan activity. Generated test traffic in the lab to validate alerts, then inspected packet captures in Wireshark.

FOCUS

Intrusion detection · Traffic analysis · Defensive monitoring · Technical documentation.

SAFE SCOPE

Testing was conducted in a controlled lab environment.