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Glossary Term Network Forensics

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What is Network Forensics?

Network forensics captures and analyzes network traffic to reconstruct attacks, detect exfiltration, and support incident investigations.

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Understanding Network Forensics

Network forensics is the capture, recording, and analysis of network traffic to investigate security incidents, reconstruct attacker activity, and support legal evidence. It relies on packet captures, flow records, and protocol analysis to identify exfiltration, lateral movement, and command-and-control, and is a specialized branch of digital forensics focused on data in transit.

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