TN-125: Introduction to UNIX and Linux

Course Overview:

This hands-on course provides an intensive overview of fundamental UNIX commands that are common to all flavors of UNIX, but the focus is on RedHat. At the end of this course students will have a firm grasp of how the UNIX operating system works, how to accomplish powerful functions using multiple commands & most importantly of all, how to think UNIX. With the skills gained in this course, students can move on to RedHat System Administration I or Linux System Admnistration I.

Attendees of TN-125: Introduction to UNIX and Linux will receive course materials and expert Instruction.

Date/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
11/03/2025 - 11/07/2025 08:00 -16:00	TN-125: Introduction to UNIX and Linux TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Unix Overview
Introduction to the UNIX command Line
Managing and controlling access to files
Batch Scripting and tools
Regular Expressions, Pipelines, and IO Redirection
Text File Manipulation
Basic Network Commands
Managing Unix Processes
GNOME Graphical Desktop

Prerequisites:

Basic Knowledge of Computers

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TN-245: Telecommunications Fundamentals

Course Overview:

This comprehensive course provides you with an in-depth understanding of the current telecom landscape and how voice is migrating from a circuit- to a packet-switched network. You will learn how to evaluate existing technology options to determine which will best meet your organization's data and telephony requirements, from mature digital transport/access services to emerging voice and data services using voice over packet technologies.

Attendees to TN-245: Telecommunications Fundamentals will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

The Current State of the Telecom Industry
Telecom Service Providers
Digitalizing Voice
Communication Mediums and Multiplexing
Carrier Access: Customer-to-Carrier Connections
Broadband Access
Enterprise Networks
Carrier Transport Services
Data Communications and Packet-Switched Networks
Migrating Voice from Circuit-to-Packet-Switched Networks
Carrier Data Services
Ethernet Services
Remote Access Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Video Technology and Services
Current Mobile Wireless Services
Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC)
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax)
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

Prerequisites:

None

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TN-979: Intrusion Analyst Course

Course Overview:

Intrusion Analyst is a hands-on course that covers intrusion detection in-depth. This includes concepts such as the use of Snort, network traffic analysis, and IDS signatures.

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. Lecture and labs walk the student through the knowledge required to truly understand the mechanics of packet and intrusion analysis.

Attendees to TN-979: Intrusion Analyst will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Advanced Snort Concepts
Analyst Toolkit
Domain Name System (DNS)
Examining Packet Crafting
Examining Packet Header Fields
Fragmentation
ICMP Theory
IDS Interoperability
IDS Patterns
IDS/IPS Management & Architecture Issues
Indications, Warnings & Traffic Correlation
IPv6
Microsoft Protocols
Network Traffic Analysis
NIDS Evasion, Instertion & Checksums
Snort Fundamentals & Configuration
Snort GUIs & Sensor Management
Snort Performance, Active Response & Tagging
Snort Rules
Stimulus Response
TCPdump Fundamentals
TCP/IP Fundamentals
Wireshark Fundamentals
Writing TCPdump Filters

Course Prerequisites:

GSEC or equivalent experience
UNIX, Windows, Networking, and Security Experience
This is a hands-on skill course requiring comfort with command line interaction and network communications

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Instructor comments: Dave was an excellent instructor. He is very informative and knowledgeable in the course and the material. I have enjoyed the class and I would take another course with him as the instructor.

Facilities comments: Very nice and clean hotel.

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Instructor comments: Dave was one of the best instructors I have ever had for a tech course. He broke down everything to the point where you can understand it internally.

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TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals

Course Overview:

TechNow Cloud Security Fundamentals addresses the loss of hands-on control of system, application, and data security in the Cloud computing environment. Security teams wrestle with the impact and liability of Cloud computing on an organization. This course enables the security team to assist in contract language and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) when utilizing Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).

Compliance and auditing are introduced with strategies for control verification and audit analysis in the CSP environment. Software as a Service (SaaS) to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and everything in between require a compliance strategy. Students will go in-depth into the architecture and infrastructure fundamentals for private, public, and hybrid clouds. Topics covered include: patch and configuration management, virtualization security, application security, and change management. Policy, risk assessment, and governance within cloud environments will be covered with recommendations for both internal policies and contract provisions to consider.

TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 20 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to effectively manage security in the cloud environment.

Attendees to TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Course Duration: 3 days

Course Objectives:

Cloud computing introduction
Security challenges in the cloud
Infrastructure security in the cloud
Policy, risk, and governance for cloud computing
Compliance and legal considerations
Audit and assessment for the cloud
Data security in the cloud
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning (DR/BCP) in the cloud
Intrusion detection and incident response

Course Prerequisites:

GSEC, CISSP, CASP or equivalent experience in managing enterprise infrastructures
Managing or administering at least one of UNIX, Windows, Databases, networking, or security

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RH-355: RHCSA Rapid Track Course

Course Overview:

The RHCSA Rapid Track Course is designed for experienced Linux® system administrators who want to expand their technical skill sets and become accredited with the Red Hat® Certified System Administration (RHCSA) certification. To successfully navigate this course, students should have experience with the Linux command line—including the necessary skills to execute common commands, such as cp, grep, sort, mkdir, tar, mkfs, ssh, and dnf—and be familiar with accessing man pages for help. At the completion of the course, students will be adequately prepared to take the RHCSA exam (EX200) .

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Introduce Linux and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
Run commands and view shell environments.
Manage, organize, and secure files.
Manage users, groups and user security policies.
Control and monitor systemd services.
Configure remote access using the web console and SSH.
Configure network interfaces and settings.
Manage software using DNF
Access security files, file systems, and networks
Execute shell scripting and automation techniques
Manage storage devices, logical volumes, and file systems
Manage security and system access
Control the boot process and system services
Running containers