As part of my ongoing series on ethical hacking techniques (and what you can learn just by watching cybersecurity discussions on LinkedIn), today we are pulling back the curtain on .

This post is structured to be engaging for both beginners and intermediate cybersecurity professionals. 🔍 Watch LinkedIn for Ethical Hacking: The Hidden Danger of Sniffers (And How to Stop Them)

Ever feel like someone is "watching" your every move on a network? In the world of ethical hacking, they probably are. That tool is called a .

Image Suggestion for the Post: A screenshot of Wireshark showing a packet detail pane with a redacted password field highlighted, OR a simple diagram showing a "Laptop --> Public WiFi Router --> Hacker Laptop with Sniffer."

A sniffer (or protocol analyzer) is software or hardware that captures data packets traveling across a network. While IT admins use them legitimately to troubleshoot traffic, hackers use them maliciously to eavesdrop.