TN-949: Certified Firewall Analyst Course

Course Overview:

This is a hands-on course that covers many of the concepts of securing the perimeter of an organization. This includes concepts such as intrusion detection, packet filtering, and central logging.

A skills focus enables the student to better absorb the subject matter and perform better 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 Firewalls.

This course is an excellent precursor to PA-215 Palo Alto Firewall Essentials FastTrack.

Attendees to TN-949: Certified Firewall Analyst Prep will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

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Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • Analyzing Network and Wireless Design
  • Creating and Auditing a Rulebase
  • Firewall Assessment and Penetration Testing
  • Host-Based Detection and DLP
  • Incident Detection and Analysis
  • IOS and Router Security
  • IPv6 and ICMPv6
  • Log Collection and Analysis
  • NAT and Proxies
  • Netfilter IPtables
  • Network Access Control
  • Network-Based Intrusion Detection
  • Packet Filters and Inspection
  • Packet Fragmentation
  • Perimeter Concepts and IP Fundamentals
  • Securing Hosts and Services
  • TCP/IP Protocols
  • VPN Design and Auditing
  • VPN Implementation

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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    Windows Security Automation and Threat Hunting with PowerShell Seminar

    Location: 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, USA

    Date: October 10, 2018 8:00am – 4:00pm

    Duration: 8 hours

    Audience: Cyber Security professionals and Windows administrators

    Attendees Environment: Laptops not required, but suggested to have better hands-on absorption of subject matter.

    Description:
    PowerShell is both a command-line shell and scripting language. Fight fires quickly using existing or custom PowerShell commands or scripts at the shell. PowerShell is made for Security Operations (SecOps) automation on Windows. This seminar does not require prior programming skills. The seminar focuses on PowerShell programming, giving a beginner skills to be productive in windows scripting to automate tasks and also remediate problems.

    Cyber Security is the objective of this seminar, and the PowerShell examples will demonstrate PowerShell capabilities that help lock down a Windows system and also report security status.

    Objectives:

    PowerShell Overview

    • Getting started running commands
    • Security cmdlets
    • Using and updating the built-in help
    • Execution policies
    • Fun tricks with the ISE graphical editor
    • Piping .NET and COM objects, not text
    • Using properties and methods of objects
    • Helping Linux admins feel more at home
    • Aliases, cmdlets, functions, modules, etc.

    PowerShell Utilities and Tips

    • Customizing your profile script
    • PowerShell remote command execution
    • Security setting across the network
    • File copy via PowerShell remoting
    • Capturing the output of commands
    • Parsing text files and logs with regex patterns
    • Parsing Security Logs
    • Searching remote event logs
    • Mounting the registry as a drive
    • Security settings in the Registry
    • Exporting data to CSV, HTML and JSON files
    • Running scripts as scheduled jobs
    • Continued Security Compliance
    • Pushing out scripts through Group Policy
    • Importing modules and dot-sourcing functions
    • http://www.PowerShellGallery.com

    PowerShell Scripting

    • PowerShell Scripting to implement Security Practices
    • Writing your own functions to automate security status and settings
    • Passing arguments into your scripts
    • Function parameters and returning output
    • Flow control: if-then, foreach, that make security decisions
    • How to pipe data in/out of your scripts for security compliance and reporting

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    L-295: Linux System Administration II

    Course Overview:

    In this course students will learn to configure the Linux kernel, install & configure modules, to install and configure non-default devices and automate installation with Kickstart. Students also utilize skills developed in L-245 to expand on file system configuration with spanning devices and RAID. This is the foremost server side Linux course in the industry covering all server side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet ftp, dns, etc.  Expanding on security introduced in L-245: Linux System Administration I, TCP wrappers, firewalling with IP filters, SQUID, & ssh are covered.

    Attendees to L-295: Linux System Administration II will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Custom installation of a Linux server
    • Linux device naming conventions & the boot process
    • Adding peripheral devices
    • Reconfiguring the kernel
    • Disk partitioning & formatting
    • Changing system run levels
    • Adding startup files for additional services
    • Adding & removing software packages
    • Disk & file system Administration
    • Terminals & modem configuration
    • Configuring NFS to support the client/server environment
    • Use the automounter
    • Server side components such as DHCP, Samba, NIS, LDAP, inet, telnet, ftp, DNS, etc.
    • Troubleshooting techniques
    • Advanced Linux installation

    Prerequisites:

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    CT-415: CompTIA SecAI+

    CompTIA SecAI+ is the first certification in CompTIA’s expansion series, designed to help you secure, govern and responsibly integrate artificial intelligence into your cybersecurity operations. You’ll build the skills to defend AI systems, meet global compliance expectations and use AI to enhance threat detection, automation and innovation—so you can strengthen your expertise and help keep your organization’s systems and data secure.

    SecAI+ helps you build practical AI security and automation skills on top of your existing expertise, so you can secure AI deployments, use AI‑assisted security tools with confidence, and stay ready for the next step in your cybersecurity career.

    Course Objectives:

    • Apply AI concepts to strengthen your organization’s cybersecurity posture
    • Secure AI systems using advanced controls and protections to safeguard data, models, and infrastructure
    • Leverage AI technologies to automate workflows, accelerate incident response, and scale security operations
    • Navigate global GRC frameworks to ensure ethical and compliant AI adoption across industries
    • Defend against AI-driven threats like adversarial attacks, automated malware, and malicious use of generative AI
    • Integrate AI securely into DevSecOps pipelines and enterprise security strategies.

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Prerequisites: Recommended experience: 3–4 years in IT and 2+ years hands-on cybersecurity; Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, or equivalent recommended

    SecAI+ (V1) exam objectives summary

         Basic AI concepts related to cybersecurity (17%)

    • Explain core AI principles and terminology: Machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and automation.
    • Identify AI applications in security: Use cases for AI in threat detection, defense, and security operations. 
    • Recognize AI-driven threats: Automated phishing, polymorphic malware, adversarial machine learning, and malicious use of generative AI.

    Securing AI systems (40%)

    • Implement security controls: Protect AI systems, data, and models using robust technical safeguards. 
    • Secure AI deployment environments: Apply best practices across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures. 
    • Mitigate adversarial risks: Defend against attacks targeting AI models, data pipelines, and inference layers. 

    AI-assisted security (24%)

    • Enhance detection and response: Use AI-driven tools to identify anomalies, detect threats, and accelerate incident remediation. 
    • Automate security workflows: Integrate AI for event triage, alert correlation, and response orchestration. 
    • Apply AI techniques in operations: Incorporate AI into threat modeling, behavior analysis, and continuous monitoring. 

    AI governance, risk, and compliance (19%)

    • Understand regulatory frameworks: Identify global governance requirements and their implications for AI adoption. 
    • Integrate GRC into AI projects: Incorporate governance, risk management, and compliance practices throughout the AI lifecycle. 
    • Ensure responsible AI use: Apply ethical guidelines, legal standards, and industry frameworks such as GDPR and NIST AI RMF.

    PA-212: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Configure Extended Features (EDU-205)

      

     

    Course Overview: PA-212: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Configure Extended Features (EDU-205) Training Class is a two-day course that teaches students to configure and manage the entire line of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. Students also will be instructed on the basics of implementing and managing GlobalProtect™ and active/ active high availability. Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to optimize their visibility and control of applications, users, and content.  This course prepares the student for Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE).  Through hands-on training, students learn high end skills of how to integrate Palo Alto next-generation firewalls into their network infrastructure.  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.

    This course sets up the foundation for the three day course PA-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot (EDU-311). 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-212: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Configure Extended Features (EDU-205) Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

     

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    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 firewall.  Students also will be instructed on the basics of implementing and managing GlobalProtect™ and active/ active high availability. Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to optimize their visibility and control of applications, users, and content.

    Day 1

    • Module 0 – Introduction & Overview
    • Mod 1: Advanced Interface
      • Configuration
      • Advanced NAT
      • Policy-Based
      • Forwarding
      • Routing Protocols (OSPF)
    • Mod 2: App-ID™ –
      • Custom Applications
      • Defining New Application Signatures
      • Application Override
    • Mod 3: Advanced Content-ID™
      • Custom Threat Signatures
      • Data Filtering
      • DoS Protection
      • Botnet Report
    • Mod 4: Advanced User-ID™
      • Terminal Server Agent
      • Captive Portal
      • XML API

    Day 2

    • Mod 5: Quality of Service
      • Configuring Quality of Service
    • Mod 6: GlobalProtect™
      • Implementation of GlobalProtect
      • Install and Configure Portal, Gateway, and Agents
    • Mod 7: Monitoring and Reporting
      • Log Forwarding
      • SNMP
      • Reporting
    • Mod 8: Active/Active High Availability
      • Configuring Active/Active HA

     

    Prerequisites:

    This course is in no way associated with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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