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Course Overview:
This course is instructed with an instructor in the classroom with provided lab equipment and Cyber Range.
Students enrolled in the Certified Network Defender course, will gain a detailed understanding and hands on ability to function in real life situations involving network defense. They will gain the technical depth required to actively design a secure network in your organization. This program will be akin to learning math instead of just using a calculator.
This course gives you the fundamental understanding of the true construct of data transfer, network technologies, software technologies so that you understand how networks operate, understand what software is automating and how to analyze the subject material.
You will learn how to protect, detect and respond to, and predict threats on the network. This builds upon the typical knowledge and skills of Network Administrators in network components, traffic, performance and utilization, network topology, system locations, and security policies.
You will learn network defense fundamentals, the application of network security controls, protocols, perimeter appliances, secure IDS, VPN and firewall configuration. You will then learn the intricacies of network traffic signature, analysis and vulnerability scanning which will help you when you design greater network security policies and successful incident response plans. These skills will help you foster resiliency and continuity of operations during attacks.
This course supports a certification that is DoD approved 8570 Baseline Certificate and meets DoD 8140/8570 training requirements.

What’s Included:
- EC-Council official E-Courseware
- EC-Council iLabs access included for 6 months
- EC-Council official Certificate of Attendance
- CND Exam Voucher with 1 FREE RETAKE VOUCHER
Dates/Locations:
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09/15/2025 - 09/19/2025 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-545: Certified Network Defender TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
Duration: 5 Days
Course Content:
- Module 01. Network and Defense Strategies
- Module 02. Administrative Network Security
- Module 03. Technical Network Security
- Module 04. Network Perimeter Security
- Module 05. Endpoint Security-Windows Systems
- Module 06. Endpoint Security- Linux Systems
- Module 07. Endpoint Security- Mobile Devices
- Module 08. Endpoint Security- IoT Devices
- Module 09. Administrative Application Security
- Module 10. Data Security
- Module 11. Enterprise Virtual Network Security
- Module 12. Enterprise Cloud Network Security
- Module 13. Enterprise Wireless Network Security
- Module 14. Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
- Module 15. Network Logs Monitoring and Analysis
- Module 16. Incident Response and Forensic Investigation
- Module 17. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Module 18. Risk Anticipation with Risk Management
- Module 19. Threat Assessment with Attack Surface Analysis
- Module 20. Threat Prediction with Cyber Threat Intelligence
Prerequisites:
- Basic network and host operations knowledge
- Experience commensurate with one to five years of network, host, or application administration
- TN-325:Security+ or equivalent
Courses to follow:
- TN-555: Certified Ethical Hacker v10 (CEH)
- TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring
- TN-979: Intrusion Analyst Course
Target Audience:
Network Administrators, Network Security Administrators, Network Security Engineer, Network Defense Technicians, Network Analyst, Security Analyst, Security Operator, and anyone involved in network operations
About us:
TechNow has taught security courses for almost 30 years, before most certifications existed and has successfully moved students through certification programs associated with IAPP, SANS, EC-Council and ISC2. Our instructor maintains over a dozen security certifications and has been the director of a company with internationals sales in security training, consulting, and compliance.
Tech Now, Inc. is an accredited Training Center with Ec-Council.
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Course Overview:
Learn how a Modern Desktop Administrators deploys, configures, secures, manage, and monitors devices and client applications in an enterprise environment. This is a hands-on, instructor led Bootcamp focusing on the real world responsibilities of a Modern Desktop Administrator and covering the information needed for the certification exams, which are administered while attending.
If you’ve passed Exam 70-698: Configuring Windows 10 (retired March 31, 2019) you only need to take MD-101 to earn this new certification.
This certification is one of the workload administrator certification required for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification.
Dates/Locations:
Duration: 10 Days
Course Content:
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- Module 01. Installing Windows
- Module 02. Updating Windows
- Module 03. Post-Installation Configuration and Personalization
- Module 04. Configuring Peripherals and Drivers
- Module 05. Configuring Networks
- Module 06. Configuring Storage
- Module 07. Managing Apps in Windows 10
- Module 08. Configuring Authorization & Authentication
- Module 09. Configuring Data Access and Usage
- Module 10. Configuring Advanced Management Tools
- Module 11. Supporting the Windows 10 Environment
- Module 12. Troubleshooting the Windows OS
- Module 13. Troubleshooting Files & Applications
- Module 14. Troubleshooting Hardware and Drivers
- Module 15. Planning an Operating System Deployment Strategy
- Module 16. Implementing Windows 10
- Module 17. Managing Updates for Windows 10
- Module 18. Device Enrollment
- Module 19. Configuring Profiles
- Module 20. Application Management
- Module 21. Managing Authentication in Azure AD
- Module 22. Managing Devices and Device Policies
- Module 23. Managing Security
Prerequisites:
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- Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals (M-MS900)
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Target Audience:
IT professionals who perform installation, configuration, general local management and maintenance of Windows 10 core services. Candidates may also be familiar with enterprise scenarios and cloud-integrated services.
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Course Overview: PA-232: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Manage Multiple Firewalls (EDU-221) Training Class is a two-day course. Students attending this course will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to configure and manage their Palo Alto Networks Panorama Management Server. Upon completion of this course, administrators will understand the Panorama server’s role in managing and securing their overall network. Network professionals will learn to use Panorama’s aggregated reporting to provide them with a holistic view of a network of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. This is not a virtualized theoretical course. This is hands-on, real world instruction, directly relevant to the DoD and Commercial implementations of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
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, ISC2, ISACA, Cisco, Unix, and Windows certifications.
Attendees to the PA-232: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Manage Multiple Firewalls (EDU-221) Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
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.
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This course is in no way associated with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
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