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:
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)
- 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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Course Overview:
PenTest+ is an intermediate-level certification for cybersecurity professionals who are tasked with penetration testing to identify, exploit, report, and manage vulnerabilities on a network. PenTest+ is at the same certification level as CT-395: CySA+. Depending on your course of study, PenTest+ and CySA+ can be taken in any order, but typically follow the skills learned in CT-325: Security+. PenTest+ focuses on offense through penetration testing and vulnerability assessment while CySA+ focuses on defense through incident detection and response. The most qualified cybersecurity professionals have both offensive and defensive skills. Attend Tech Now training for hands-on, instructor led course to prepare you for the CompTIA PT0-002 exam. This exam is hands-on, performance-based questions and multiple choice, to ensure each candidate possesses the skills, knowledge, and ability to perform tasks on systems.
What’s Included:
- 5 days of instructor led in classroom training
- Labs
- PenTest+ Courseware
- Exam Voucher
- PenTest+ onsite exam scheduling
Course Objectives:
- Plan and scope penetration tests
- Conduct passive reconnaissance
- Perform non-technical tests to gather information
- Conduct active reconnaissance
- Analyze vulnerabilities
- Penetrate networks
- Exploit host-based vulnerabilities
- Test application
- Complete post-exploit tasks
- Analyze and report pen test results
Dates/Locations:
Duration: 5 Days
Course Content:
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- Module 01. Planning and Scoping Penetration Tests
- Module 02. Conducting Passive Reconnaissance
- Module 03. Performing Non-Technical Tests
- Module 04. Conducting Active Reconnaissance
- Module 05. Analyzing Vulnerabilities
- Module 06. Penetrating Networks
- Module 07. Exploiting Host-Based Vulnerabilities
- Module 08. Testing Applications
- Module 09. Completing Post-Exploit Tasks
- Module 10. Analyzing and Reporting Pen Test Results
Prerequisites:
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- CT-225: Network+
- CT-325: Security+
- 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience
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Target Audience:
This course is designed for cybersecurity professionals tasked with penetration testing and vulnerability management.
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Course Overview:
Dates/Locations:
Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- Plan and implement an IPv4 network
- Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Implement IPv6
- Implement Domain Name System (DNS)
- Implement and manage IP address management (IPAM)
- Plan for remote access
- Implement DirectAccess
- Implement virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Implement networking for branch offices
- Configure advanced networking features
- Implement Software Defined Networking
Prerequisites:
- A basic understanding of networking fundamentals
- Experience working with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012
- Experience working in a Windows Server infrastructure enterprise environment
- Knowledge of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
- Understanding of core networking topologies and architectures such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and wireless networking
- Basic knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol stack, addressing and name resolution
- Experience with and knowledge of Hyper-V and virtualization
- Hands-on experience working with the Windows client operating systems such as Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
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Course Overview:
TN-225: Network+ Skills Class is a five-day course that teaches students the fundamentals of networking. Through hands-on training, students learn the vendor-independent networking skills & concepts that affect all aspects of networking, such as installing & configuring the TCP/IP client.
Attendees to the TN-225: Network+ Skills Class will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Please Note: This course is designed with a focus on skills and is not a preparation course for certification.
Dates/Locations:
Duration 5 days
Course Objectives:
- Introduction Defining Networking
- Building a Network with OSI
- Hardware Concepts
- Ethernet Basics
- Modern Ethernet
- Non-Ethernet Networks
- Installing a Physical Network
- Wireless Networking
- Protocols
- TCP/IP
- Network Operating Systems
- Sharing Resources
- Going Large with TCP/IP
- TCP/IP & the Internet
- Remote Connectivity
- Protecting Your Network
- Interconnecting Network Operating Systems
- The Perfect Server
- Zen & the Art of Network Support
Prerequisites:
- A+ Skills Course or A+ Certification Course is recommended
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