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Working with the TechNow lab for the PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack course has been nothing less than a techie's idea of fun. When students come in we are immediatly configuring the Cisco 3750 switches for access ports, VLANS, and trunks. We then cable the switch to the Palo Alto Networks Firewall. Each student gets their own Palo Alto Firewall Pod of hardware and software. What we find as fun is the VLAN environment, with an array of virtual machines hosted on an ESXi server that can really exercise the abilities of the Palo Alto Firewall. The DMZ VLAN hosts virtual machines that support enterprise services and also potentialy vulnerable web services. The Trust VLAN has Windows and Linux clients. The UnTrust VLAN has Web services and a VM of Kali. The hardware Firewall is additionally connected to a Management VLAN. All those VLANs are trunked into an ESXi server where the student also has a VM-Series Palo Alto Networks Firewall for High Availability.
After configuring all the trunking, VLANs, and network interfaces we learn about the firewall and configure it for the lab environment. Using Metasploitable and Kali/Metasploit nefarious penetration attempts are executed. Using packet captures, custom APP-ID's and custom signatures are generated. Custom logging and reporting are created to similate and enterprise and assist the desired Incident Response. It is always fun in a training environment to learn all about the controls available in a product, even though specific controls may not be used in the operational environment. In the end we have a good understanding of the Palo Alto Networks Firewall.
Course Overview:
This course provides security professionals with the skills and knowledge to perform vulnerability and compliance scanning of supported operating systems, devices, and applications. Students will construct custom scan policies for topology discovery, network vulnerability detection, credentialed patch audits, and compliance benchmarks, and discuss the underlying technologies utilized by the Nessus scanner.
This course provides students with the necessary information to prepare for the Tenable Certified Nessus Auditor (TCNA) exam.
Date/Locations:
No Events
Duration: 5 days
Course Objectives:
- Introduction to Nessus and Vulnerability Scanning
- Nessus Installation and Administration
- Basic Nessus Scan Operation
- Nessus Scan Configuration and Policy Creation
- Vulnerability Analysis and Reporting with Nessus
- Advanced Scan Configuration and Policy Creation
- Introduction to Compliance and Auditing
- Nessus Auditing Features
- Windows System Auditing
- Unix System Auditing
- Cisco IOS Auditing
- Nessus Database Auditing
- Nessus Content Auditing
- Auditing to Industry Guidelines
- Auditing to Federal Guidelines
Prerequisites:
Students should possess a basic understanding of TCP/IP networking, operating systems security, and common client/server applications.
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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.
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02/09/2026 - 02/12/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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05/26/2026 - 05/29/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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09/08/2026 - 09/11/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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12/07/2026 - 12/10/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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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Instructor comments: Dave is like an encyclopedia of technical topics...what "doesn't" he have expertise in?
Facilities comments: Home2 location was well-kept and convenient to other services.
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Course Overview:
As VoIP (Voice-over IP) is integrated into the operations of many missions, it is imperative to understand its security ramifications. In the N-595: VoIP Security Analysis and Design class the objectives are designed for those who are chartered with the responsibility of securing networks and application environments that incorporate VoIP. Topics include how VoIP works, its interactions with the network, its vulnerabilities and mitigations. Focus is on leading open source and proprietary technologies utilizing Asterisk and Cisco and the protocols SIP, H.323, RTP, MGCP, and Skinny. Other protocols such as Nortel's UNIStim will be addressed. As for Cisco, security pieces in the VoIP CallManager servers, Catalyst switches, IOS-based routers, and ASA firewalls, amounts to several different platforms, each with its own management interface and lockdown procedures. Various open source tools including those in BackTrack are used for VoIP attacks. A task list of actions for securing enterprise VoIP is carried out in hands-on labs, performed on Cisco phones, routers, switches, and ASA firewalls.
Attendees to N-595: VoIP Security Analysis and Design will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
No Events
Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- VoIP Architecture
- VoIP Signaling and media protocols
- Common VoIP authentication mechanisms
- Common VoIP encryption techniques
- VoIP protocol analysis with Wireshark
- Maintaining QoS while mitigating DoS
- VoXML, XML, and application integration security
- Converged network security design and implementation
- Impact of NAT and firewalls
- SIP, H.323, and MGCP vulnerabilities
- VPN, IPsec and SRTP to secure VoIP services
- Penetration testing with open source tools
- Attacks for Eavesdropping, call redirection, and DoS
- Design of hacked firmware virtualization layer
- Concise lockdown steps for network hardware and VoIP
Prerequisites:
- This is an advanced Information Security Course which requires basic Windows & UNIX competency
- Certification or 2 years of experience in these operating systems is highly recommended
- As well as an understanding of TCP/IP
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