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When Netflow meets Pcap - A network forensic approach.#

hack.lu 2025 digest Program Adjacent pick 21–24 October 2025

Peter

  • Why: The central tradeoff of network forensics — netflow scales but drops payload, pcap keeps payload but doesn't — addressed by merging the two; useful for anyone holding large-scale network telemetry.
  • What: A workshop introducing an approach that merges netflow and pcap data: using the nfdump toolset to prepare and process large pcaps, enriching netflow with third-party information (geolocation, Tor), and searching for network artifacts, with hands-on real-data exercises. (from abstract only)
  • How: Netflow theory and usage, an nfdump primer, large-pcap processing, enrichment, and artifact hunting.
  • Where applicable: General network forensics / IR workflows; workshop format requiring basic Linux and command-line skills.