CT-205: A+ Certification Course

Course Overview:

CT-205: A+ Certification Course provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable them to install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot and repair personal computer systems.  The A+ curriculum is excellent preparation for almost any computer related career or position.  This course lays the foundation for further study in networking and programming.  Designed for the new computer professional who has support knowledge of PC hardware, but needs to expand upon that knowledge.

Attendees to CT-205: A+ Certification Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Identifying, Adding & Removing System Components
  • Installation, Configuring & System Optimization
  • Diagnosing & Troubleshooting Problems
  • Power Protection & Safety Procedures
  • Motherboards, Processors & Memory
  • Printers
  • Basic Networking
  • Operating System Fundamentals
  • Installation, Configuration & Upgrade
  • Diagnosing & Troubleshooting
  • Networks

Prerequisites:

  • None

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Instructor comments: Very knowledgeable, very engaging.

User: jstuke12

Instructor comments: Instructor was wonderful, Tim explained all questions fully and was a pleasure to learn from.

Facilities comments: Facilities were outstanding.

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P-415: Advanced PERL Programming

 

Course Overview:

Every programmer must keep up with the latest tools and techniques. This course will help you push your skills to the next level and become a more accomplished programmer.  Advanced PERL Programming teaches you all the complex techniques for production-ready PERL programs and explains concepts such as introspection, overriding built-ins, extending PERL's OO model, and testing your code for greater stability.

Attendees to P-415: Advanced PERL Programming will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Advanced Techniques
  • Parsing Techniques
  • Templating Tools
  • Objects, Databases, and Applications
  • Natural Language Tools
  • PERL and Natural Languages
  • Handling English Text
  • Modules for Parsing English
  • Categorization and Extraction
  • PERL and Unicode
  • POE
  • Programming in an Event-Driven Environment
  • Testing
  • Keeping Tests and Code Together
  • Inline Extensions
  • Just Another PERL Hacker

Prerequisites:

 

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    TN-969: Windows Security Administrator Course

    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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    User: bbrabender

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

    Facilities comments: N/A

    User: dale.r.anderson

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

    Facilities comments: Pretty good

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    TN-315: Complete Hack and Defend

     

    Course Overview:

    Learn to protect yourself and your company against hackers, by learning their tools and techniques, and then testing your network.  This course is heavily based on Kali and primarily on Metasploit.  In TN-315: Complete Hack and Defend class you will learn the step by step process that hackers use to assess your enterprise network, probe it & hack into it in mixed-platform environment including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Cisco.  This course is 90% hacking, but  defenses for demonstrated hacks will be discussed.  If you want to know the ins and outs of the hacks presented in this course, then this is the course for you.

    Attendees to TN-315: Complete Hack & Defend Class Attendees will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Introduction to Pen Testing using the PTES model
    • Metasploit Basics
      • MSFconsole, MSFcli, Armitage, MSFpayload, MSFencode, NasmShell
    • Intelligence Gathering
      • Nmap, Databases in Metasploit, Port Scanning with Metasploit
    • Quick Intro to Ruby
      • Writing a simple Ruby script to create a custom scanner
    • Vulnerability Scanning
      • Importing Nessus Results
      • Scanning with Nessus from Within Metasploit
    • Exploitation
      • Using the Metasploit Framework and console to exploit
    • Meterpreter
      • Compromising a Windows System
      • Attacking MS SQL, xp_cmdshell
      • Dumping Usernames and Passwords, extracting and dumping hashes
      • Pass the Hash and Token Impersonation
      • Pivoting
      • Railgun
      • Using Meterpreter Scripts: Migrating a process, Killing AV, Persistence
    • Avoiding Detection
      • Creating Stand-Alone Binaries with MSFpayload
      • Encoding with MSFencode and Packers (go Green Bay:)
    • Exploitation Using Client Side Attacks
      • Introduction to Immunity Debugger
      • Using Immunity Debugger to Decipher NOP Shellcode
    • Metasploit Auxiliary Modules
    • Social Engineer Toolkit (SET)
      • Spear-Phishing, Web Attack
      • Creating a Multipronged Attack
    • Creating Your Own Module
      • Adapt an existing Module
      • Add some PowerShell and Run the Exploit
    • Meterpreter Scripting
    • Capture The Flag Exercise

    Prerequisites:

    • This is an advanced Information Security Course which requires basic Windows & UNIX competency
    • Certification or 2 years of experience in these operating systems is highly recommended
    • An understanding of TCP/IP

    Comments

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    User: dhonore

    Instructor comments: Dave's presentation style is engaging and lively.

    Facilities comments: The room was adequate for the needs of the class.

    User: phouck

    Instructor comments: David was very good. Although he went very fast at times.

    Facilities comments: The room was ok. it was bit dark.

     

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