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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  • AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
    • 01/20/2026 – 01/23/2026
    • San Antonio
  • IT-113: IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4 – Foundations Course
    • 01/20/2026 – 01/23/2026
    • San Antonio
  • PM-223: Introduction to Project Management
    • 01/20/2026 – 01/22/2026
    • San Antonio
  • CT-205: A+ Certification Course
    • 01/26/2026 – 01/30/2026
    • San Antonio
  • TN-125: Introduction to UNIX and Linux
    • 01/26/2026 – 01/30/2026
    • San Antonio
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    DoD 8570 Training

    The Department of Defense requires that all information assurance personnel must become compliant with IT and security certification standards.

    DoD 8570 training, also called Information Assurance training, is available through TechNow to provide you with the certification that is required.  Your DoD 8570 training  ( information assurance training ) at TechNow will provide you with all of the courses necessary to receive your DoD 8570.01-M certification.

    Ongoing open enrollment through TechNow is available for our DoD 8570.01-M courses.

    Please review the full & updated DoD approved IA baseline certifications aligned to each category & level of the IA workforce.


     

     

    For further information or to schedule for classes, call us at 800-324-2294

     

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    Course Overview:

    SecurityX®  (formerly known as CASP+)  course prepares you for the CompTIA SecurityX® certification exam (CVO-005) and demonstrates your knowledge and skills in enterprise security, risk management, research and analysis, and the integration of computing, communications, and business disciplines. This course will prepare students for the objectives covered in the CompTIA SecurityX certification exam (CVO-005).

    Attendees to CT-425: CompTIA SecurityX will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

    Date/Time Event
    03/09/2026 - 03/13/2026
    08:00 -16:00
    CT-425: CompTIA SecurityX
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
    06/08/2026 - 06/12/2026
    08:00 -16:00
    CT-425: CompTIA SecurityX
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
    08/31/2026 - 09/04/2026
    08:00 -16:00
    CT-425: CompTIA SecurityX
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
    11/30/2026 - 12/04/2026
    08:00 -16:00
    CT-425: CompTIA SecurityX
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Support IT governance in the enterprise with an emphasis on managing risk
    • Leverage collaboration tools and technology to support enterprise security
    • Use research and analysis to secure the enterprise
    • Integrate advanced authentication and authorization techniques
    • Implement cryptographic techniques
    • Implement security controls for hosts
    • Implement security controls for mobile devices
    • Implement network security
    • Implement security in the systems and software development lifecycle
    • Integrate hosts, storage, networks, applications, virtual environments, and cloud technologies in a secure enterprise architecture
    • Conduct security assessments
    • Respond to and recover from security incidents

    Prerequisites:

    Completion of the following or equivalent knowledge:

    Minimum of 10 years general hands on IT experience

    5 years being hands-on security

    CompTIA Certification: Network+

    CompTIA Certification: Security+

    CompTIA Certification: CySA+

    OR equivalent knowledge

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    Instructor comments: I expect to pass, another great class from technow!


    User: christopher0470

    Instructor comments: Alan takes the time to cover the material so that you understand the concepts and applications of the information presented.

    Facilities comments: I like the location. It was quiet and very conducive to learning.


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    Course Overview:

    This course is extremely fast paced and for students that have already had UNIX or Linux training, or have not worked with Linux in several months or years.  This is NOT a course for students new to Linux and assumes the student requires a refresher before progressing through high end security courses that require dexterity on Linux.  RedHat and Ubuntu, VMware Virtual Machines, and BackTrack are used for the instruction of this course.  The student will acquire the skills to easily navigate the advanced VMware training environment and will be able to create scripts to manipulate and manage Linux.  The ulimate goals of the skills of this course is to provide the student the ability to automate through scripting BackTrack tools for offensive security, forensics, and defense.

    Attendees to L-395: Accelerated Linux Administration and Utilities will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    Day 1 and 2: Unix Review and Unix  Utilities

    • Linux File System Archictecure and In-Depth discussion of Hard and Soft Links
    • Linux File, Directory, and Permissions Management
    • Linux  archives using tar and zip
    • Interacting with BASH
    • Review of Common Linux commands
    • Sorting files by line or field
    • Regular Expressions (meta character) with grep commands to locate specific lines in files
    • Grep, egrep extended metacharacters, combinations-lab advanced combinations- lab Sed
    • Basic commands- Lab, Advanced commands- Lab, Advanced scripting -Lab
    • Miscellaneous commands Tr, sort, cut, past, pr -Lab
    • Performing non-interactive editing tasks with the sed command
    • Writing simple sed scripts to perform complex editing tasks
    • Using awk variables & arrays to sort data
    • Employing awk programs to manipulate numeric & textual data
    • Performing formatted printing in awk
    • Writing simple awk programs to write reports from data files
    • Using built-in awk functions & defining new functions
    • Write awk programs that make decisions based on numeric or string comparisons (branches & loops)
     
    Day 3 – Intro to Programming / Shell Scripting
    • Shell Review
    • Shell Interpretation of Quotes & Backslash
    • The Bash Shell
    • Shell's combined with UNIX utilities
    • Programming Basics
    • Data Constructs
    • Programming Looping
    • Your Environment
    • More on Parameters

    Day 4 and 5 – Security Fundamentals, Linux Administration

    • System Configuration / Kernel overview 
    • System Maintenance / Disk and file admin
    • Using utilities for process control, locating files & automating maintenance tasks
    • System Startup / Boot Process – LILO & GRUB Configuration
    • Managing the Linux file system
    • Customization of setup files
    • Run Levels
    • Network Services / Configuration
    • User Management Monitoring, accessing & restricting root system access
    • Administration Tools
    • Process Control
    • Client side components of NFS, Samba, NTP, NIS
    • Server side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet, ftp, DNS, etc.

    Prerequisites:

    • Prior UNIX/Linux experience or training

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    User: mikenaya

    Instructor comments: As usual, Dave was excellent and the content was very relevant to our line of work.

    Facilities comments: The hotel facilities met our basic needs but it was awkward having a bathroom so close. I can't wait for the new facility to open.


    User: fquinene

    Instructor comments: Instructor was super knowledgeable and helped me tie in a lot of information from other OS and processes.

    Facilities comments: Facility was fine


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