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Zeek/formerly Bro/

Open-source network security monitoring — extracts protocol-level logs and IOCs.

Network Analysis

$ zeek --help

Zeek

// what it is

Description

Vern Paxson's research-grade NSM platform (renamed from 'Bro' in 2018). Watches traffic and produces dozens of high-signal logs — conn.log, dns.log, ssl.log — that feed SIEMs and threat-hunting workflows.

// use cases

What people use it for

  • Network-security monitoring
  • Threat hunting via flow logs

// commands

The commands you'll type

Process a pcap

$ zeek -r capture.pcap

// facts

category
Network Analysis
platforms
LIN · MAC
license
FOSS
difficulty
Advanced

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