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    Course Overview:

    PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack Training Class is a five-day course that teaches students to configure and manage the entire line of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. 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 two day course PA-222: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Essentials.

    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, Cisco, Unix, and Windows certifications.

    Attendees to the PA-215:  Palo Alto Firewall Essentials FastTrack Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration 5 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, including hands-on experience in configuring the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of the Palo Alto Networks Operating System (PAN-OS).  

    • Day 1
      • Module 0 – Introduction & Overview
      • Module 1 – Administration & Management
        • Configuration Management
        • PAN-OS & Software Updates
        • Service Route Configuration
        • Log Forwarding
        • GUI, CLI, and API
      • Module 2 – Interface Configuration
        • L2 & L3
        • Vwire
        • Tap
        • Interface Management in Security Zones
        • VLANs
        • QoS
    • Day 2
      • Module 3 – Layer 3 Configuration
        • L3 Configuration and DHCP
        • NAT
        • DNS Proxy
        • Policy Based Forwarding in
        • Introduction to IPv6
      • Module 4 – App-ID
        • App-ID Process
        • Policy Administration
      • Module 5 – Content-ID
        • Antivirus
        • Anti-spyware
        • Vulnerability
        • URL Filtering
        • File Blocking and Wildfire
        • Data Filtering
        • DoS Protection
        • Botnet
    • Day 3
      • Module 6 – VM Firewall
        • Downlaod VM Template
        • Configure ESXi
        • Configure VM
      • Module 7 – Decryption
        • SSL Inbound and Outbound
      • Module 8 – Custom Signatures
        • Defining New Application Signatures
        • Application Override
        • Custom Threat ID
    • Day 4
      • Module 9 – User-ID
        • User-ID Agent
        • Terminal Server Agent
        • XML API
        • Captive Portal
      • Module 10 – VPN and GlobalProtect
        • Psec Tunnels
        • GlobalProtect
        • Agent
        • Portal
        • Gateway
        • HIP
    • Day 5
      • Module 11 – High Availability
        • Active/Passive
        • Active/Active
      • Module 12 – Panorama
        • Device Groups & Objects
        • Shared Policy
        • Configuration Management
        • Reporting

    Prerequisites:

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

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    CL-315: CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional Preparation Seminar

      

    Course Overview:

    TechNow’s CCSP Certification Preparation Seminar is an accelerated course designed to meet the high demands of the information security industry by preparing students for the industry standard Certified Cloud Security Professional exam.  The exam covers (ISC)²’s 6 Domains from the Common Body of Knowledge, which encompass the whole of cloud security.

    This course is an intense 5 day program.  TechNow has a proven training and certification track record that you can depend on.  CCSP test is 125 questions that typically require more comprehension than CISSP questions.   The instructor takes time to walk through scenarios that assume comprehensive knowledge of enterprise infrastructures.

    Attendees to CL-315: CCSP Certification Preparation Seminar will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    The 6 domains of the CCSP CBK:

    • Architectural Concepts & Design Requirements
    • Cloud Data Security
    • Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security
    • Cloud Application Security
    • Operations
    • Legal & Compliance

    Duration: 5 days

    Audience:  Mid-level to advanced professionals involved with IT architecture, web and cloud security engineering, information security, governance, risk and compliance, and even IT auditing.   CCSPs will be responsible for cloud security architecture, design, operations, and/or service orchestration.

    DoD 8140:  Not Mandated

    Course Prerequisites:  IT professional with 5 years of experience, 3 years of security experience, and at least 1 year of cloud security experience.  GSEC, CISSP, CASP or equivalent experience in managing enterprise infrastructures.  CCSP test is 125 questions that typically require more comprehension than CISSP questions.  This course is for those who are already qualified at the enterprise level for IT infrastructures, have Cloud experience, and are looking for a Cloud Security certification.

    Course Objectives:

    Domain 1: Architectural Concepts and Design Requirements

    • Module 1: Understand cloud computing concepts
    • Module 2: Describe cloud reference architecture
    • Module 3: Understand security concepts relevant to cloud computing
    • Module 4: Understand design principles of secure cloud computing
    • Module 5: Identify trusted cloud services

    Domain 2: Cloud Data Security

    • Module 1: Understand Cloud Data Life Cycle
    • Module 2: Design and Implement Cloud Data Storage Architectures
    • Module 3: Understand and implement Data Discovery and Classification Technologies
    • Module 4: Design and Implement Relevant Jurisdictional Data Protection for Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
    • Module 5: Design and implement Data Rights Management
    • Module 6: Plan and Implement Data Retention, Deletion, and Archival policies
    • Module 7: Design and Implement Auditability, Traceability, and Accountability of Data Events

    Domain 3: Cloud Platform Infrastructure Security

    • Module 1: Comprehend Cloud Infrastructure Comp
    • Module 2: Analyze Risks Associated to Cloud Infrastructure
    • Module 3: Design and Plan Security Controls
    • Module 4: Plans Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Management

    Domain 4: Cloud Application Security

    • Module 1: Recognize Need for Training and Awareness in Application Security
    • Module 2: Understand Cloud Software Assurance and Validation
    • Module 3: Use Verified Secure Software
    • Module 4: Comprehend the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process
    • Module 5: Apply the Secure Software Development Life Cycle
    • Module 6: Comprehend the Specifics of Cloud Application Architecture
    • Module 7: Design Appropriate Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions

    Domain 5: Operations

    • Module 1: Support the Planning Process for the Data Center Design
    • Module 2: Implement and Build Physical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
    • Module 3: Run Physical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
    • Module 4: Manage Physical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
    • Module 5: Build Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
    • Module 6: Run Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
    • Module 7: Manage Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
    • Module 8: Ensure Compliance with Regulations and Controls
    • Module 9: Conduct Risk Assessment to Logical and Physical Infrastructure
    • Module 10: Understand the Collection and Preservation of Digital Evidence
    • Module 11: Manage Communications with Relevant Parties

    Domain 6: Legal and Compliance

    • Module 1: Understand Legal Requirements and Unique Risks Within the Cloud Environment
    • Module 2: Understand Privacy Issues, Including Jurisdictional Variances
    • Module 3: Understand Audit Process, Methodologies, and Required Adaptions for a Cloud Environment
    • Module 4: Understand Implication of Cloud to Enterprise Risk Management
    • Module 5: Understand Outsourcing and Cloud Contract Design
    • Module 6: Execute Vendor Management

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    Instructor comments: Dave is an excellent instructor. Very knowledgeable on many levels of technology.

    User: fella

    Instructor comments: Very knowledgeable the security arena.

    Facilities comments: At our office.


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    TN-535: Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE)

    CCFE Core Competencies

    • Procedures and Legal Issues
    • Computer Fundamentals
    • Partitioning Schemes
    • Data Recovery
    • Windows File Systems
    • Windows Artifacts
    • Report writing (Presentation of Finding)
    • Procedures and Legal issues
    1. Knowledge of search and subjection and rules for evidence as applicable to computer forensics.
    2. Ability to explain the on-scene action taken for evidence preservation.
    3. Ability to maintain and document an environment consolidating the computer forensics.
    • Computer Fundamentals
    1. Understand BIOS
    2. Computer hardware
    3. Understanding of numbering system (Binary, hexadecimal, bits, bytes).
    4. Knowledge of sectors, clusters, files.
    5. Understanding of logical and physical files.
    6. Understanding of logical and physical drives.
    • Partitioning schemes
    1. Identification of current partitioning schemes.
    2. Understanding of primary and extended partition.
    3. Knowledge of partitioning schemes and structures and system used by it.
    4. Knowledge of GUID and its application.
    • Windows file system
    1. Understanding of concepts of files.
    2. Understanding of FAT tables, root directory, subdirectory along with how they store data.
    3. Identification, examination, analyzation of NTFS master file table.
    4. Understanding of $MFT structure and how they store data.
    5. Understanding of Standard information, Filename, and data attributes.
    • Data Recovery
    1. Ability to validate forensic hardware, software, examination procedures.
    2. Email headers understanding.
    3. Ability to generate and validate forensically sterile media.
    4. Ability to generate and validate a forensic image of media.
    5. Understand hashing and hash sets.
    6. Understand file headers.
    7. Ability to extract file metadata from common file types.
    8. Understanding of file fragmentation.
    9. Ability to extract component files from compound files.
    10. Knowledge of encrypted files and strategies for recovery.
    11. Knowledge of Internet browser artifacts.
    12. Knowledge of search strategies for examining electronic
    • Windows Artifacts
    1. Understanding the purpose and structure of component files that create the windows registry.
    2. Identify and capability to extract the relevant data from the dead registry.
    3. Understand the importance of restore points and volume shadow copy services.
    4. Knowledge of the locations of common Windows artifacts.
    5. Ability to analyze recycle bin.
    6. Ability to analyze link files.
    7. Analyzing of logs
    8. Extract and view windows logs
    9. Ability to locate, mount and examine VHD files.
    10. Understand the Windows swap and hibernation files.
    • Report Writing (Presentation of findings)
    1. Ability to conclude things strongly based on examination observations.
    2. Able to report findings using industry standard technically accurate terminologies.
    3. Ability to explain the complex things in simple and easy terms so that non-technical people can understand clearly.
    4. Be able to consider legal boundaries when undertaking a forensic examination