For the sake of a story, a few years back Google invented a cool new tool called "Address Sanitizer". It's job? To hunt for major cybersecurity bugs, at giant scale, in important programs. To date it has found *hundreds of thousands* of bugs, in basically every piece of software you've ever used.
Periodic reminder that if even a little bit of your job involves looking at packets, you should show up at SharkFest.
Wireshark comes to Nashville, TN for SharkFest’26 US, July 18–23! Dive deep with hands-on labs and expert sessions led by the people who build and use Wireshark every day. Meet core developers, network with your peers, grow your professional network, and more. Register now!
Difficult to emphasize just how much a generation of kids has been taught that being dishonest, superficial, and narcissistic is the pathway to attention and therefore success
Came across the phrase "cognitive DDOS" to describe our present culture.
Understood instantly what it meant.
#Wireshark 4.6.4 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...
wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/
Dialog showing "Visual Studio Code would like access to Apple Music, your music and video activity, and your media library."
Go home Visual Studio Code, you're drunk and getting handsy.
Wireshark comes to Music City! 🎶🎸🦈
Join us in Nashville, TN for SharkFest’26 US, July 18–23. Dive into hands-on labs and expert sessions led by Wireshark creators and users—praised as the best in the industry. Meet core devs, network, and save with early-bird pricing through Feb 27.
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#Wireshark 4.6.3 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...
wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/
explainer thread re: some of the most important physical components & what actually does what in a(n ethernet) switch:
Human Interface Guidelines saying to not use arbitrary symbols in menus
Menu stuffed with largely meaningless icons
Apple 1992 vs 2025
I keep having to justify why I want to go to conferences outside the USA and the simple answer is "Many of the people it would be helpful to talk to are no longer able to enter the USA"
The changed code is a small fraction of an open source contribution. Your commitment to understand the issue, how your proposed solution fits with the project, and be ready to own and push the review process forward is the biggest chunk of the work. Your effort is the contribution, not the code.
Just want to take a moment and give the @wiresharkfoundation.org a shout-out for having AWESOME documentation.
I absolutely love it when official docs include clear and concise explanations, including "hey here's this common issue, why it happens, and a few ways to work around it."
im so liberal even my home network is using DEI
#Wireshark 4.6.2 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...
wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/
Early bird registration for #sf26us is now open!
Join the Wireshark community in Nashville from 7/18-23 for training, deep dives, hands on labs & sessions led by people who build & use Wireshark every day.
Register now + save 10% with early bird pricing.
Signup: sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfus
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
If there's one tool we won't stop talking about it's Wireshark by the @wireshark.bsky.social. Seriously it's an awesome tool and great way to read and analyze network traffic.
Checkout the cheat sheet below and download Wireshark here --https://www.wireshark.org/
A new #sf25eu keynote is online! Kelley Misata breaks down the myths around open source & why treating OSS as “free” harms security & long term sustainability.
youtu.be/p0aAt3iB398
Join us at #sf26us in July: sharkfest.wireshark.org
#Wireshark #OpenSource #PacketAnalysis #Cybersecurity #Suricata
#Wireshark 4.6.1 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...
wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/
Registration for SharkFest’26 US is now open! Join us in Nashville July 18 to 23 for deep Wireshark learning, hands-on analysis, and sessions led by experts and core developers.
Early Bird registration is live now at 10% off.
Register: sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfus
Conference badge with a small knot tied in the middle of the lanyard.
Pro tip: Putting a knot in your conference badge lanyard raises it up & makes it easier to read.
Random library author: "We don't have very many Windows users."
Me, tallying Wireshark's download statistics: "Pretty sure you do."
#Wireshark 4.6.0 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...
wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/
Congratulations to Katherine Leese & Olivia Sarah Pulido, recipients of the #SharkFest’25 EUROPE Women in Tech Scholarship!
We're proud to support + celebrate rising talent in the #Wireshark community, and we can't wait to welcome them in Warsaw this November.
sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfeu
The drive so dull only Midwesterners survive it.
Wireshark + Stratoshark will always be free & open source.
Your donation helps:
• Keep development active & independent
• Host SharkFest & grow the community
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If Wireshark has helped you, please consider donating: wiresharkfoundation.org/donate
#Wireshark 4.4.9 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...
wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/
Dive into the world of TCP throughput with Kary Rogers’ insightful session!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eJH...
Ready for hands-on learning and expert talks? Join us at SharkFest’25 EUROPE in Warsaw, Poland (Nov 3–7, 2025)!
sharkfest.wireshark.org/sfeu/
#sf25eu #Wireshark #TCP