Welcome to TechNow! The Leader in Information Security Training & Computer Training.

The world of information security and computer training is ever changing.  The techniques and systems continue to evolve and we must stay current and diligent.  To do this, you can count on TechNow®…the leader in cybersecurity training and computer system training.

TechNow® has been training the leaders in the computer community for many years.  We provide training for students in a number of areas.  Our cybersecurity trainings include popular courses like D0D 8140, Security , CISM, CISSP, CEH,CCNA, and more.  With over 34 years of experience, we’re able to provide you with unmatched training and certification programs.

TechNow also provides a variety of other popular trainings for the computer professional including Cisco, EC-Council, CompTIA, Unix/Linux and more.

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Upcoming Events

  • IT-113: IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4 – Foundations Course
    • 08/04/2025 – 08/08/2025
    • San Antonio
  • PM-325: Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Preparation
    • 08/04/2025 – 08/08/2025
    • San Antonio
  • N-305: CCNA Bootcamp
    • 08/11/2025 – 08/15/2025
    • San Antonio
  • PM-224: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Prep Course
    • 08/11/2025 – 08/13/2025
    • San Antonio
  • TN-555: Certified Ethical Hacker v13 (CEH)
    • 08/11/2025 – 08/15/2025
    • San Antonio
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    Course Overview:

    TechNow Cloud Security Fundamentals addresses the loss of hands-on control of system, application, and data security in the Cloud computing environment.  Security teams wrestle with the impact and liability of Cloud computing on an organization.  This course enables the security team to assist in contract language and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) when utilizing Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).

    Compliance and auditing are introduced with strategies for control verification and audit analysis in the CSP environment.  Software as a Service (SaaS) to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and everything in between require a compliance strategy.  Students will go in-depth into the architecture and infrastructure fundamentals for private, public, and hybrid clouds.   Topics covered include: patch and configuration management, virtualization security, application security, and change management. Policy, risk assessment, and governance within cloud environments will be covered with recommendations for both internal policies and contract provisions to consider.

    TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 20 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to effectively manage security in the cloud environment.

    Attendees to TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

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    Course Duration: 3 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Cloud computing introduction
    • Security challenges in the cloud
    • Infrastructure security in the cloud
    • Policy, risk, and governance for cloud computing
    • Compliance and legal considerations
    • Audit and assessment for the cloud
    • Data security in the cloud
    • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
    • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning (DR/BCP) in the cloud
    • Intrusion detection and incident response

    Course Prerequisites:

    • GSEC, CISSP, CASP or equivalent experience in managing enterprise infrastructures
    • Managing or administering at least one of UNIX, Windows, Databases, networking, or security

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    Course Overview:

    A skills focus enables the student to better absorb the subject matter and perform successfully on the job.  This is not death by power point. The course is aligned with information assurance operators and executing hands-on labs to secure Windows systems. Lecture and labs start with quick review of Active Directory and group policy to enforce security mechanisms within the Windows architecture.  Students then gain network experience and use sniffing to help exemplify the benefit of learning wired and wireless security configurations.  PowerShell is made for SecOps/DevOps automation and students will learn to write PowerShell scripts to automate security operations and Desired State Configuration (DSC).  The course concludes with exercising real attack strategies to demonstrate the effectives of properly securing your host.

    Attendees to TN-969: Windows Security Administrator course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Active Directory and BloodHound
    • Security Controls
    • PKI
    • Encryption
    • Wireless & Network Security and Hardening DNS
    • 802.1x and Endpoint Protection
    • Firewalls and VPN
    • PowerShell Scripting
    • JEA, DSC, Enterprise Security with PowerShell
    • Windows Attack Strategies

    Prerequisites:

    • Security+
    • Windows System Administration Skills

     

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    Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgeable and help more inexperienced users with concepts as well explaining in a way that can be understood.

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    Instructor comments: Instructor was well knowlegeable accross alot of domains.

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    Course Overview:

    PA-222: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Essentials Training Class is a two-day course that teaches students to configure and manage the Palo Alto Networks Panorama management server. Through hands-on training, students learn high end skills of how to integrate Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls into their network infrastructure and manage them with Palo Alto Networks Panorama management server.This is not a virtualized theoretical course.  This is hands-on, real world in the classroom instructor led with lab assistance, directly relevant to the DoD and Commercial implementations of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls and their enterprise management.

    Each student is issued a physical Palo Alto firewall and a Cisco layer 3 switch at their desk.  Real hardware per student for real experience and real skill development.  TechNow provides a very comprehensive client infrastructure that includes Windows, Linux, and multiple packet sniffer agents.

    The instructor for this course has been a lead in Unix kernel development to implement firewall and intrusion detection technologies.  Additionally, the instructor has taught several security appliance products and carries several SANS, Cisco, Unix, and Windows certifications.

    Attendees to the Palo Alto Networks Panorama Essentials Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration 2 days

    Course Objectives:  

    Students attending this foundational-level training course will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to configure and manage their Palo Alto Networks Panorama management server, including hands-on experience in configuring the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of the Palo Alto Networks Operating System (PAN-OS) through Panorama.

    • Day 1
      • Module 0 – Introduction & Overview
      • Module 1 – Deployment Overview
        • Panorama Solution
        • Functional Overview
        • Architecture Design
      • Module 2 – Interface Configuration
        • Installation
        • Design and Planning
        • Administration Roles
        • Access Control
        • Commit Options
      • Module 3 – Device Groups
        • Device Groups
        • Policies
        • Objects
        • Device Group Commits
      • Module 4 – Templates
        • Template Overview
        • Configure Templates
        • Commits
        • Overrides Commits
    • Day 2
      • Module 5 – Administrative Tools
        • Logging
        • Reporting
        • Managing Devices
      • Module 6 – Log Collection
        • Log Collector
        • Collector Groups
        • Distributed Data Collection
        • Installation and Configuration
      • Module 7 – Deployment Recommendation
        • High Availability
        • Export Configuration
        • Tips and Tricks
        • Best Practices

    Prerequisites:

    This course is in no way associated with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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    Course Overview:

    Through an introduction to Docker, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift Platform, this training course helps you understand one of the key tenets of the DevOps and DevSecOps Platform (DSOP) movement: continuous integration and continuous deployment. The CI/CD pipeline becomes well understood and implemented in an open architecture.  Containers have become a key technology for the configuration and deployment of applications and micro services. Kubernetes is a container orchestration platform that provides foundational services in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, which allows enterprises to manage container deployments and scale their applications using Kubernetes.

    This training course provides an overview of the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Platform (DSOP) Reference Design, its current state, and ties to DoD Cloud Platform One (P1). Workflows of the DoD Iron Bank container repository are introduced, along with an overview of the DoD Pipeline as represented in Big Bang.  Continuous authorization cATO via Party Bus within NIST RMF is presented. You will become aware of the Platform One (P1) integrations and relationship to Docker, Kubernetes, Istio (Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh) and Red Hat OpenShift Platform.

    In addition to gaining an understanding of these tools, you will build core administration skills through the installation, configuration, and management of an OpenShift cluster and containerized applications.

    Course Objectives:

    • Learn about Containers, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift architecture
    • Overview DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Platform (DSOP) Reference Design and DoD Cloud Platform One (P1)
    • Tie together awareness of various DoD Cloud offerings and their relationships
    • Create containerized services
    • Manage containers and container images
    • Deploy multi-container applications
    • Install an OpenShift cluster
    • Configure and manage masters and nodes
    • Secure OpenShift
    • Control access to resources on OpenShift
    • Monitor and collect metrics on OpenShift
    • Deploy applications on OpenShift using source-to-image (S2I)
    • Manage storage on OpenShift

    Course Outline:

    • Getting started with container technology
    • Creating containerized services
    • Managing containers
    • Managing container images
    • Creating custom container images
    • Deploying containerized applications on OpenShift
    • Deploying multi-container applications
    • Troubleshooting containerized applications
    • Comprehensive Review of Introduction to Container, Kubernetes, and RedHat OpenShift
    • Introducing Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • Installing OpenShift Container Platform
    • Describing and exploring OpenShift networking concepts
    • Executing commands
    • Controlling access to OpenShift resources
    • Allocating persistent storage
    • Managing application deployments
    • Installing and configuring the metrics subsystem
    • Managing and monitoring OpenShift Container Platform

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Prerequisites:

    • Ability to use a Linux® terminal session and issue operating system commands
    • Good foundation in Linux
    • Experience with web application architectures and their corresponding technologies

    Target Audience:

    • Developers who wish to containerize software applications
    • Administrators who are new to container technology and container orchestration
    • Architects who are considering using container technologies in software architectures
    • System administrators
    • System architects
    • Architects and developers who want to install and configure OpenShift Container Platform
    • Those working in the field of DevSecOps supporting DoD Platform One (P1) and other implementations

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