PA-222: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Essentials

  

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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PM-224: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Prep Course

Course Overview:

This course is developed for those individuals seeking to pass the Project Management Institute’s PMI-ACP Exam. PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® is one of the newest certifications offered by PMI and is expected to become the industry standard certification for agile over the next few years. The PMI-ACP® certification clearly illustrates to colleagues, organizations or even potential employers that students are ready and able to lead in this new age of product development, management, and delivery.

While preparing you for the exam, you will explore various approaches to agility including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Extreme Programming (XP), and Test-Driven Development (TDD). By the end of the course, you’ll have mastered the practices and techniques that Agile practitioners use to improve team performance, resolve problems and engage in continuous process improvements and be equipped with job-ready skills.

This course provides students with 21 contact hours in agile practices to help attain the Project Management Institute (PMI)® credential.  PMI® and PMI-ACP® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Attendees to PM-224: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Prep Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time Event
11/17/2025 - 11/19/2025
08:00 -16:00 		PM-224: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Prep Course
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 4 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Agile Principles and Mindset
  • Value-driven delivery
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Team performance
  • Adaptive planning
  • Problem detection and Resolution
  • Continuous Improvement

Prerequisites:

  • Secondary degree
  • 21 contact hours of training in agile practices
  • 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP
  • 8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years

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TN-825: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Seminar

Course Overview:

The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification program is developed specifically for experienced information security managers & those who have information security management responsibilities. The CISM certification is for the individual who manages, designs, oversees and/or assesses an enterprise’s information security (IS). The CISM certification promotes international practices & provides executive management with assurance that those earning the designation have the required experience & knowledge to provide effective security management & consulting services. Individuals earning the CISM certification become part of an elite peer network, attaining a one-of-a-kind credential. The CISM job practice also defines a global job description for the information security manager & a method to measure existing staff or compare prospective new hires.

This course is designed to assist in your exam preparation for the CISM exam.

Attendees to TN-825: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Seminar will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Dates/Locations:

Date/Time Event
11/17/2025 - 11/21/2025
08:00 -16:00 		TN-825: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Seminar
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Information Security Governance (24%)
  • Establish and/or maintain an information security governance framework and supporting processes to ensure that the information security strategy is aligned with organizational goals and objectives
  • Information Risk Management (30%)
  • Manage information risk to an acceptable level based on risk appetite to meet organizational goals and objectives
  • Information Security Program Development and Management (27%)
  • Develop and maintain an information security program that identifies, manages and protects the organization’s assets while aligning to information security strategy and business goals, thereby supporting an effective security posture
  • Information Security Incident Management (19%)
  • Plan, establish and manage the capability to detect, investigate, respond to and recover from information security incidents to minimize business impact

Prerequisites:

A minimum of five years of information security work experience, with a minimum of three years of information security management work experience in three or more of the job practice analysis areas.

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DoD 8570

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.


 

 

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