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Working with the TechNow lab for the PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack course has been nothing less than a techie's idea of fun. When students come in we are immediatly configuring the Cisco 3750 switches for access ports, VLANS, and trunks. We then cable the switch to the Palo Alto Networks Firewall. Each student gets their own Palo Alto Firewall Pod of hardware and software. What we find as fun is the VLAN environment, with an array of virtual machines hosted on an ESXi server that can really exercise the abilities of the Palo Alto Firewall. The DMZ VLAN hosts virtual machines that support enterprise services and also potentialy vulnerable web services. The Trust VLAN has Windows and Linux clients. The UnTrust VLAN has Web services and a VM of Kali. The hardware Firewall is additionally connected to a Management VLAN. All those VLANs are trunked into an ESXi server where the student also has a VM-Series Palo Alto Networks Firewall for High Availability.
After configuring all the trunking, VLANs, and network interfaces we learn about the firewall and configure it for the lab environment. Using Metasploitable and Kali/Metasploit nefarious penetration attempts are executed. Using packet captures, custom APP-ID's and custom signatures are generated. Custom logging and reporting are created to similate and enterprise and assist the desired Incident Response. It is always fun in a training environment to learn all about the controls available in a product, even though specific controls may not be used in the operational environment. In the end we have a good understanding of the Palo Alto Networks Firewall.
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:
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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Course Overview:
The Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) course delivers the security discipline of digital forensics from a vendor-neutral perspective. CHFI is a comprehensive course covering major forensic investigation scenarios and enabling students to acquire necessary hands-on experience with various forensic investigation techniques and standard forensic tools necessary to successfully carry out a computer forensic investigation leading to the prosecution of perpetrators.
The CHFI certification gives participants the necessary skills to perform an effective digital forensics investigation. CHRI presents a methodological approach to computer forensics including searching and seizing, chain-of-custody, acquisition, preservation, analysis and reporting of digital evidence
What’s Included:
- 5 days of instructor-led in classroom training
- Detailed Labs for hands-on learning experience; approximately 50% of training is dedicated to labs
- Hundreds of investigation tools including EnCase, Access Data FTL, & ProDiscover
- Huge cache of evidence files for analysis including RAW, .dd images, video & audio files, MS Office files, systems files, etc.
- CHFI Courseware
- Exam Voucher
- CHFI onsite exam scheduling
Course Objectives:
- Establish threat intelligence and key learning points to support pro-active profiling and scenario modeling
- Perform anti-forensic methods detection
- Perform post-intrusion analysis of electronic and digital media to determine the who, where, what, when, and how the intrusion occurred
- Extract and analyze of logs from various devices like proxy, firewall, IPS, IDS, Desktop, laptop, servers, SIM tool, router firewall, switches AD server, DHCP logs, Access Control Logs & conclude as part of investigation process
- Identify & check the possible source/ incident origin
- Recover deleted files and partitions in Windows, MAC OS X, and Linux
- Conduct reverse engineering for known and suspected malware files
- Collect data using forensic technology methods in accordance with evidence handling procedures, including collection of hard copy and electronic documents
Dates/Locations:
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03/23/2026 - 03/27/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-415: Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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06/29/2026 - 07/03/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-415: Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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09/28/2026 - 10/02/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-415: Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
Duration: 5 Days
Course Content:
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- Module 01. Computer Forensics in Today’s World
- Module 02. Computer Forensics Investigation Process
- Module 03. Understanding Hard Disks and File Systems
- Module 04. Data Acquisition and Duplication
- Module 05. Defeating Anti-forensics Techniques
- Module 06. Operating System Forensics (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Module 07. Network Forensics
- Module 08. Investigating Web Attacks
- Module 09. Database Forensics
- Module 10. Cloud Forensics
- Module 10. Malware Forensics
- Module 11. Investigating Email Crimes
- Module 12. Investigating Email Crimes
- Module 13. Mobile Forensics
- Module 14. Forensics Report Writing and Presentation
Prerequisites:
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- 2+ years of proven information security work experience
- Educational background with digital security specialization
Target Audience:
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- Law Enforcement
- Defense & Military
- E-Business Security
- Systems Administrators
- Legal Professionals
- Banking & Insurance professionals
- Government Agencies
- IT Managers
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TechNow is in no way associated with SANS or GIAC, but has courses that are similar in subject matter:
- TN-345: Python for Penetration Testers
- TN-865: Wireshark Network Traffic and Security Analysis
- TN-901: Linux for Security Professionals
- TN-909: Windows Forensic Analysis
- TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals
- TN-919: Penetration Tester Course
- TN-929: Security Essentials Training Course
- TN-939: Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling Course
- TN-949: Certified Firewall Analyst Course
- TN-959: UNIX Security Administrator Course
- TN-969: Windows Security Administrator Course
- TN-979: Intrusion Analyst Course
- TN-989: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploits, and Ethical Hacking Course
- TN-999: Reverse Engineering Malware Course