IDENTIFY DEVIATIONS AND POTENTIAL THREATS USING TRAFFIC ANALYSIS TOOLS TO ENSURE NETWORK SECURITY

The article discusses methods of information capture in computer networks and their importance for network security in today's digital society, i.e. it analyzes the network security of information capture tools in computer networks. In today's information society, the importance of these tools is increasing. The process of traffic analysis involves identifying anomalies and potential threats by monitoring, recording and analyzing data transmitted over the network. The article discusses in detail the functionality and methods of using tools such as Wireshark, Tcpdump and Macof. The methods of using these tools are discussed, the features and capabilities of each of them are demonstrated. The emphasis was placed on the ability to identify and eliminate threats in the network in advance through the effective use of various network tools. It has been shown that using these tools it is possible to increase the level of network security, quickly find and fix network problems. In addition, the article compares the advantages and disadvantages of each remedy to determine in which cases they are most effective.