Unix/Linux

Over twenty years experience in the area of Solaris, Linux, and Unix ensures that you are benefiting from a very mature and successful Solaris, Linux, and Unix training program.  TechNow offers the full suite of Solaris, Linux, and Unix courses utilizing real hardware.  This is not virtualized Solaris on Intel processors, or remote connection to a distant system.  The student learns to deal with real hardware taking advantage of Sparc T series processors. Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 is taught hands-on with data center skills as the focus.  We also offer Solaris 10 migration courses to Solaris 10 or Solaris 11.

The following is a list of our Unix/Linux training courses:

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    TN-919: Penetration Tester Course

    Course Overview:

    This course engages students by providing in-depth knowledge of the most prominent and powerful attack vectors and an environment to perform these attacks in numerous hands-on scenarios. This course goes far beyond simple scanning for low-hanging fruit, and shows penetration testers how to model the abilities of an advanced attacker to find significant flaws in a target environment and demonstrate the business risk associated with these flaws.

    Attendees to TN-919:Penetration Tester course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

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    Course Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Advanced Hash Manipulation
    • Command Shell vs. Terminal Access
    • Enumerating Users
    • Exploitation Fundamentals
    • Injection Attacks
    • Legal Issues
    • Metasploit
    • Moving Files with Exploits
    • Obtaining and Passing Password Representations
    • Overview of Passwords
    • Penetration Testing Foundations
    • Penetration Testing Process
    • Penetration Testing via the Command Line
    • Profiling the Target
    • Reconnaissance
    • Scanning for Targets
    • Using a Proxy to Attack a Web Application
    • Vulnerability Scanning
    • Wireless Crypto and Client Attacks
    • Wireless Fundamentals

    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: Very knowledgeable. Kept class focused and on task

    Facilities comments: Good

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    CT-245: Linux+

    Course Overview:

    This course will provide students with proficiency in the everyday management of Linux based clients and basic management of server system. Students will learn the knowledge and tools necessary to manage Linux systems from the command line, as well as how to manage user administration, file permissions, software configurations, and Linux based clients, server systems and security.  Let us help you prepare for the CompTIA Linux+ exam (XK0-005).

    TechNow is a CompTIA partner and uses official CompTIA Linux+ curriculum.

    Attendees to CT-245: Linux+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Perform basic Linux tasks
    • Manage users and groups
    • Manage permissions and ownership
    • Manage storage
    • Manage files and directories
    • Manage kernel modules
    • Manage the Linux boot process
    • Manage system components
    • Manage devices
    • Manage networking
    • Manage packages and software
    • Secure Linux systems
    • Write and execute Bash shell scripts
    • Automate tasks
    • Plan and perform a Linux installation

    Prerequisites:

     

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    User: cwbrind

    Instructor comments: Great experience with Mr. Peterson, would recommend again. Highly knowledgable and approachable for any subject.

    Facilities comments: The Holiday Inn was a nice location for learning despite traffic around the area.

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    TN-989: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploits, and Ethical Hacking Course

    Course Overview:

    This course engages students by providing in-depth knowledge of the most prominent and powerful attack vectors and an environment to perform these attacks in numerous hands-on scenarios. This course goes far beyond simple scanning for low-hanging fruit, and shows penetration testers how to model the abilities of an advanced attacker to find significant flaws in a target environment and demonstrate the business risk associated with these flaws.

    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 the attacks and the effectiveness.

    Attendees to TN-989: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploits, and Ethical Hacking course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

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    Course Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Accessing the Network
    • Advanced Fuzzing Techniques
    • Advanced Stack Smashing
    • Attacking the Windows Domain – Enumeration
    • Attacking the Windows Domain – Restricted Desktops
    • Attacking the Windows Domain – The Attacks
    • Building a Metasploit Module
    • Crypto for Penetration Testers
    • Exploiting the Network
    • Fuzzing Introduction and Operation
    • Introduction to Memory and Dynamic Linux Memory
    • Introduction to Windows Exploitation
    • Manipulating the Network
    • Python and Scapy For Penetration Testers
    • Shellcode
    • Smashing the Stack
    • Windows Heap Overflow Introduction
    • Windows Overflows

    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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    User: ryanv

    Instructor comments: Great.

    Facilities comments: N/A. Hotel.

    User: sean.hollinger

    Instructor comments: Instructor is technically knowledgeable as he has been on every course I've taken with TechNow.

    Facilities comments: adequate

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    PM-224: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Prep Course

    Course Overview:

    This course is developed for those individuals seeking to pass the Project Management Institute’s PMI-ACP Exam. PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® is one of the newest certifications offered by PMI and is expected to become the industry standard certification for agile over the next few years. The PMI-ACP® certification clearly illustrates to colleagues, organizations or even potential employers that students are ready and able to lead in this new age of product development, management, and delivery.

    While preparing you for the exam, you will explore various approaches to agility including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Extreme Programming (XP), and Test-Driven Development (TDD). By the end of the course, you’ll have mastered the practices and techniques that Agile practitioners use to improve team performance, resolve problems and engage in continuous process improvements and be equipped with job-ready skills.

    This course provides students with 21 contact hours in agile practices to help attain the Project Management Institute (PMI)® credential.  PMI® and PMI-ACP® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

    Attendees to PM-224: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Prep Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 4 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Agile Principles and Mindset
    • Value-driven delivery
    • Stakeholder engagement
    • Team performance
    • Adaptive planning
    • Problem detection and Resolution
    • Continuous Improvement

    Prerequisites:

    • Secondary degree
    • 21 contact hours of training in agile practices
    • 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP
    • 8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years

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