Registration Packages
Join us for SharkFest'25 EUROPE!
To book lodging for the conference, please visit the lodging page.
Register before 2 June to receive a 10% early bird discount.
| Regular | |
|---|---|
| SharkFest Only | €1295 |
| Pre-Conference I | €1145 |
| Pre-Conference II | €945 |
| Pre-Conference III | €945 |
SharkFest
SharkFest attendees hone their skills in the art of packet analysis by attending lecture and lab-based sessions delivered by the most seasoned experts in the industry. Wireshark core code contributors also gather during the conference days to enrich and evolve the tool to maintain its relevance in ensuring the productivity of modern networks.
| SharkFest Conference | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5-7 Nov |
| Instructor | Many |
| Who should attend? | Anyone interested in furthering their packet analysis skills! |
Pre-conference class I
Throughout this course, we are going to look at real-world examples of how to practically use Wireshark to solve network problems and isolate cybersecurity incidents. This skill will help AllOps (NetOps, SecOps, DevOps) engineers to improve in their analysis and troubleshooting skills. Labs have been designed to give real-world, hands-on experience with protocols using Wireshark.
| Core Wireshark Skills for Network Engineers and Security Pros | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3-4 November |
| Instructors | Chris Greer & Ross Bagurdes |
| Who should attend? | Wireshark can be intimidating. I remember how it felt when I first started looking at a trace file with Wireshark. Questions started flooding into my mind: What should I look for? Where do I start? How can I find the packets that matter? What filters should I use? What is 'normal' and what can I ignore in all this data? I froze under the weight of all the detail in the packets. If you have ever felt that way when looking at a pcap, this is the course for you! |
Pre-conference class II
Analyzing TCP connections is one of the biggest topics in network analysis in general, especially when troubleshooting applications or even multi-tiered deployments of servers. How TCP works and detecting problems is one of the 'easy to learn, hard to master' skills that is always in demand. Most Wireshark classes only touch the basics and do not go into the more complex scenarios, especially when it comes to multi point captures to track packet loss and timing issues. In this masterclass you will learn how to troubleshoot TCP in seemingly simple as well as complex and quite challenging cases.
| TCP Analysis Masterclass | |
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| Date | 3 November |
| Instructor | Jasper Bongertz |
| Who should attend? | This course is for all Wireshark users (whether in Networking, Application or System), who want to improve their skill set when troubleshooting TCP problems. |
| Recommended Prerequisites | This course is at an intermediate to advanced level, students should be proficient with using basic filtering in Wireshark and should be familiar with TCP handshake, Sequence & Acknowledgement Number tracking and basic retransmission scenarios. |
Pre-conference class III
SMB is the bread and butter protocol used to access file shares in virtually every company and home network. Since Windows Vista / Server 2008, the 'classic' SMB has been replaced by SMB2 and later SMB3. Since legacy systems running Windows XP / Server 2003 are increasingly rare, we focus on the newer version. This class will enable students to investigate functional issues and performance problems.
| SMB Masterclass | |
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| Date | 4 November |
| Instructor | Eddi Blenkers |
| Who should attend? | This class will enable students to investigate functional issues and performance problems. Topics covered are: SMB Handshake, selection of a dialect version and user authentication, general process of mounting a share and accessing files, tracking SMB sessions over multiple interfaces or IP-addresses, SMB functions beyond file sharing (IPC, Named Pipes), investigating error codes, decryption of SMB traffic (not for the faint-hearted), understanding the service response time feature for SMB, identification of performance bottlenecks in the network, application logic, client or server. |
Cancellation Policy
| Dates | Refund Amount |
|---|---|
| Until September 26th, 2025 | Full Refund (Minus €100 fee) |
| September 27th, 2025 or later | No refund |