Looking to move up in the information security field? If you have at least one year of security experience, you qualify for the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification, which offers junior security professionals a way to validate their experience and demonstrate competence with (ISC²)®’s seven domains.
Attendees to TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
No Events
Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
Access Controls
Security Operations and Administration
Analysis and Monitoring
Cryptography
Networks and Telecommunications
Malicious Code/Malware
Risk, Response, and Recovery
Prerequisites:
One year security experience
Some knowledge of the (ISC²)®’s seven domains
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AWS System Operations begins with a one day introduction to AWS products, services, and common solutions. It provides you with fundamentals to become more proficient in identifying AWS services so that you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and get started working on AWS.
The AWS course continues to flow with teaching those in a Systems Administrator or Developer Operations (DevOps) role how to create automatable and repeatable deployments of networks and systems on the AWS platform. The course covers the specific AWS features and tools related to configuration and deployment, as well as common techniques used throughout the industry for configuring and deploying systems.
To continue to learn more about AWS, TechNow has the following course:
Attendees to CL-415: AWS System Operations will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Duration: 5 Days
Audience:
This course is intended for:
• System Administrators
• Software Developers, especially those in a Developer Operations (DevOps) role
DoD 8140: Not Mandated
Course Prerequisites:
We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
• Background in either software development or systems administration
• Some experience with maintaining operating systems at the command line (shell scripting in Linux environments, cmd or PowerShell in Windows)
• Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to teach you how to:
• Understand basic data center design concepts.
• Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
• Understand the foundational infrastructure services, including Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB).
• Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
• Understand AWS management tools, including Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
• Use standard AWS infrastructure features such as Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling from the command line
• Use AWS CloudFormation and other automation technologies to produce stacks of AWS resources that can be deployed in an automated, repeatable fashion
• Build functioning virtual private networks with Amazon VPC from the ground up using the AWS Management Console
• Deploy Amazon EC2 instances using command line calls and troubleshoot the most common problems with instances
• Monitor the health of Amazon EC2 instances and other AWS services
• Manage user identity, AWS permissions, and security in the cloud
• Manage resource consumption in an AWS account using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, tagging, and Trusted Advisor
• Select and implement the best strategy for creating reusable Amazon EC2 instances
• Configure a set of Amazon EC2 instances that launch behind a load balancer, with the system scaling up and down in response to demand
• Edit and troubleshoot a basic AWS CloudFormation stack definition
Dates/Locations: No Events
Course Outline:
Day 1
• Introduction and History of AWS
• AWS Infrastructure: Compute, Storage, and Networking
• AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management
• AWS Databases
• AWS Management Tools
Day 2
• System Operations on AWS Overview
• Networking in the Cloud
• Computing in the Cloud Day 3
• Storage and Archiving in the Cloud
• Monitoring in the Cloud
• Managing Resource Consumption in the Cloud Day 4
• Configuration Management in the Cloud
• Creating Scalable Deployments in the Cloud
• Creating Automated and Repeatable Deployments Day 5 Full Day Lab
• Select the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
• Execute steps required to provision cloud resources for selected deployment
• Identify and implement data protection, encryption, and capacity planning
• Implement and manage security policies, access controls, and role
• Implement Automation
PowerShell is made for Security Operations (SecOps) automation on Windows. SecOps requires automation in order to scale out security changes and monitoring beyond a handful of hosts. For example, when a vulnerability must be remediated but there is no patch for it yet, automation is needed to quickly and consistently enact the changes necessary. PowerShell “remoting” is encrypted remote command execution of PowerShell scripts in a way that can scale to thousands of endpoints and servers.
Imagine being able to hunt for indicators of compromise across thousands of machines with just a few lines of PowerShell code. Or imagine having the local Administrator account password reset every night on thousands of endpoints in a secure way, and being able to retrieve that password securely too.
We will show you to do these tasks and more. Transcription logging for forensics, strong encryption code signing, application whitelisting of scripts, IPSec port control, and Just Enough Admin (JEA).
As more and more of our systems are moved up to the cloud, PowerShell will become even more important. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Hyper-V and VMware already support PowerShell administration for many tasks.
Attendees to TN-963: Windows Security Automation with PowerShell will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Date/Locations:
No Events
Duration: 3 days
Course Objectives:
Day One PowerShell Overview and Tips
Getting started running commands
Using and updating the built-in help
Execution policies
Fun tricks with the ISE graphical editor
Piping .NET and COM objects, not text
Using properties and methods of objects
Helping Linux admins feel more at home
Aliases, cmdlets, functions, modules, etc.
Customizing your profile script
What Can We Do With PowerShell
PowerShell remote command execution
Fan-out remoting and security
File copy via PowerShell remoting
Capturing the output of commands
Parsing text files and logs with regex patterns
Searching remote event logs faster with XPath
Mounting the registry as a drive
Exporting data to CSV, HTML and JSON files
Parsing and mining nmap port scanner XML output
Running scripts as scheduled jobs
Pushing out scripts through Group Policy
Importing modules and dot-sourcing functions
http://www.PowerShellGallery.com
Write your own scripts
Writing your own functions
Passing arguments into your scripts
Function parameters and returning output
Flow control: if-then, do-while, foreach, switch
The .NET Framework class library: a playground
How to pipe data in/out of your scripts
Day Two Continuous Secure Configuration Enforcement
How to use Group Policy and PowerShell together
Automate with INF security templates
How to customize INF templates
Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM)
SECEDIT.EXE scripting
Building an in-house security repository for SecOps/DevOps
NSA’s Secure Host Baseline GPOs
Group Policy Precision Targeting
Managing Group Policy Objects (GPOs) with PowerShell
LSDOU, Block Inheritance, Enforced GPOs
Group Policy permissions for targeting changes
ADMX templates for mass registry editing
Deploying PowerShell startup and logon scripts
WMI item-level targeting of GPO preferences
GPO scheduled tasks to run PowerShell scripts
Remote command execution via GPO (not remoting)
Empowering the Hunt Team to fight back!
Server Hardening for SecOps/DevOps
Server Manager scripting with PowerShell
Adding and removing roles and feature
Remotely inventory roles, features, and apps
Why Server Nano or Server Core
Running PowerShell automatically after service failure
Service account identities, passwords, and risks
Tools to reset service account passwords securely
Day Three PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
DSC is Configuration Management built in for free
Using DSC for continuous reinforcement of settings
This concentration was developed in conjunction with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) providing an invaluable tool for any systems security engineering professional. CISSP®-ISSEP is the guide for incorporating security into projects, applications, business processes, and all information systems. Security professionals are hungry for workable methodologies and best practices that can be used to integrate security into all facets of business operations. The SSE model taught in the IATF portion of the course is a guiding light in the field of information security and the incorporation of security into all information systems.
Attendees to TN-812: Information Systems Secuirty Engineering Professional (ISSEP) will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
This bootcamp is a customized course for Cloud Essentials+ and Cloud+ that leverages 8 days to provide greater value than just the delivery of two separate courses. The 8 days of instruction prepare the student for the CCSP course.
TechNow has Identified overlap and uses time saved to:
Introduce hands-on skills (Open Source and AWS)
Go more in-depth on theory using hands-on to reinforce concepts
Do exam prep with practice questions
This course covers the knowledge and skills required to understand standard Cloud terminologies/methodologies, to implement, maintain, and deliver cloud technologies and infrastructures (e.g. server, network, storage, and virtualization technologies), and to understand aspects of IT security and use of industry best practices related to cloud implementations and the application of virtualization.
TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 20 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to demonstrate cloud technologies and to effectively manage security in the cloud environment.
TechNow is a CompTIA partner and uses official CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ and CompTIA Cloud+ curriculum.
Attendees to CL-218: Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure and Operations Bootcamp will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Date/Locations:
No Events
Course Duration: 8 days
Course Objectives:
Learn the fundamental concepts of cloud computing
Learn the business aspects and impacts of cloud computing
Differentiate the types of cloud solutions and the adoptions measures for each
Identify the technical challenges and the mitigation measures involved in cloud computing
Identify the technical challenges and the mitigation measures involved in cloud computing
Identify the steps to successfully adopt cloud services
Identify the basic concepts of ITIL and describe how the ITIL framework is useful in the implementation of cloud computing in an organization
Identify the possible risks involved in cloud computing and the risk mitigation measures, and you will also identify the potential cost considerations for the implementation of cloud and its strategic benefits
Prepare to deploy cloud solutions
Deploy a pilot project
Test a pilot project deployment
Design a secure network for cloud deployment
Determine CPU and memory sizing for cloud deployments
Plan Identity and Access Management for cloud deployments
Analyze workload characteristics to ensure successful migration to the cloud
Secure systems to meet access requirements
Maintain cloud systems
Implement backup, restore, and business continuity measures
Analyze cloud systems for required performance
Analyze cloud systems for anomalies and growth forecasting
Troubleshoot deployment, capacity, automation, and orchestration issues
