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The world of information security and computer training is ever changing.  The techniques and systems continue to evolve and we must stay current and diligent.  To do this, you can count on TechNow®…the leader in cybersecurity training and computer system training.

TechNow® has been training the leaders in the computer community for many years.  We provide training for students in a number of areas.  Our cybersecurity trainings include popular courses like D0D 8140, Security , CISM, CISSP, CEH,CCNA, and more.  With over 34 years of experience, we’re able to provide you with unmatched training and certification programs.

TechNow also provides a variety of other popular trainings for the computer professional including Cisco, EC-Council, CompTIA, Unix/Linux and more.

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    PA-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot (EDU-311)

      

     

    Course Overview: PA-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot is a three-day course on how to troubleshoot the full line of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. Students will receive hands-on experience troubleshooting the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® operating system. Upon completion of this class, students will have an in-depth knowledge of how to troubleshoot visibility and control over applications, users, and content. 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-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot (EDU-311) Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 3 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: Troubleshooting
      • Methodology
    • Module 2: Platform
      • Comparisons When
      • Troubleshooting
    • Module 3: Flow Logic
    • Module 4: Administration
      • Troubleshooting

     

     

    Day 2

    • Mod 5: Layer 3
      • Troubleshooting
    • Mod 6: Policy
      • Troubleshooting
    • Mod 7: User-ID™
      • Troubleshooting

    Day 3

    • Mod 8: VPN
      • Troubleshooting
    • Mod 9: GlobalProtect™
      • Troubleshooting
    • Mod 10: Performance
      • Troubleshooting

     

    Prerequisites:

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

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    CL-345: Red Hat OpenStack Administration II

     

    Course Overview:

    The focus of this course is managing Red Hat OpenStack Platform using the unified command-line interface, managing instances, and maintaining an enterprise deployment of OpenStack. This course also teaches the management and customization of an enterprise deployment of OpenStack (overcloud) and how to manage compute nodes with Red Hat OpenStack Platform director (undercloud).

    Attendees to CL-345: Red Hat OpenStack Administration II will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 5 Days

    Prerequisites:

    This course is intended for Linux system administrators, cloud administrators, cloud operators, and infrastructure architects interested in, or responsible for, maintaining a private or hybrid cloud.

    Prerequisites for this course is Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or demonstrate equivalent experience.

    Attend Red Hat OpenStack Administration I: Core Operations for Cloud Operators (CL115), or demonstrate equivalent experience

    Course Outline:

    • Navigate the Red Hat OpenStack Platform architecture
    • Describe the OpenStack control plane
    • Integrate Identity Management
    • Perform image operations
    • Manage storage
    • Manage OpenStack networking
    • Manage compute resources
    • Automate could applications
    • Troubleshoot OpenStack operations
    • Comprehensive review

     

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    PA-242: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Manage Cyberthreats (EDU-231)

      

     

    Course Overview:  PA-242: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Manage Cyberthreats (EDU-231) Training Class is a two-day course that teaches students strategies in defense against cyberthreats.  Successful completion of this course enables administrators to better understand the threat landscape.  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-242: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Manaage Cyberthreats  (EDU-231) Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 2 days

    Course Objectives:   Students attending this training course will gain an understanding of cyberthreats and their characteristics.  Students will learn how to manage cyberthreats using security policies, profiles, and signatures to protect their network against emerging threats.

    Day 1

    • Mod 1: Threat Landscape
      • Advanced Persistent
      • Threats
      • Data Breaches and Tactics
      • Threat Management
      • Strategies
    • Mod 2: Integrated
      • Approach to Threat
      • Protection
      • Integrated Approach to
      • Protection
      • Next-Generation Firewall
      • Advanced Endpoint
      • Protection
    • Mod 3: Network Visibility
      • Zero Trust Model
      • SSL Decryption
      • Decryption Policy
    • Mod 4: Reducing the Attack
      • Surf
      • ection

     

    Day 2

    • Mod 5: Handling Known
      • Threats
      • WildFire Analysis
      • Security Profiles
    • Mod 6: Handling Unknown
      • Traffic and Zero-Day Exploits
      • WildFire
      • Researching Threat Events
      • Identifying Unknown
      • Applications
    • Mod 7: Investigating
      • Breaches
      • Identify IOCs Using
      • App-Scope
      • Log Correlation
      • Finding Infected Host
    • Mod 8: Using Custom
      • Signatures
      • Creating Custom App-IDs
      • Threat Signatures

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    Prerequisites:

    • Students must complete the PA-213: Install, Configure, and Manage course
    • Understanding of network concepts, including routing, switching, and IP addressing
    • In-depth knowledge of port-based security and security technologies such as IPS, proxy, and content filtering

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

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    N-485: In-Depth Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense NGFW

    Course Overview:

    An in-depth course on how to use and configure Cisco Firepower Threat Defense technology,  from device setup and configuration and including routing, high availability, Firepower Threat Defense migration, traffic control, and Network Address Translation (NAT).  Students implement advanced Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) features, including network intelligence, file type detection, network based malware detection, and deep packet inspection.
    Students will also learn how to configure site to site VPN, remote access VPN, and SSL decryption before moving on to detailed analysis, system administration, and troubleshooting.  This course combines lecture materials and hands on labs throughout to make sure that students are able to successfully deploy and manage the Cisco Firepower system.

    It is a five-day instructor-led course that is aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills that are needed to implement and maintain perimeter solutions that are based on Cisco Firepower security appliances. At the end of the course, students will be able to reduce risk to their IT infrastructure and applications using Cisco Firepower security appliance features, and provide detailed operations support for the Firepower appliance.

    Attendees to N-485: In-Depth Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense NGFW will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Understand Sourcefire, Firepower 6.2, FireAMP, and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
    • Configure the Firepower Management Center (FMC)
    • Raise you confidence managing the Firepower Manager and Firepower tThreat Defense (FTD)
    • Describe the Cisco Firepower Systems infrastructure
    • Navigate the user interface and administrative features of the Cisco Firepower 6.2 system, including advanced analysis and reporting functionality to properly assess threats
    • Describe the System Configuration and Health policies and implement them
    • Describe the role Network Discovery (Firepower) technology plays in the Cisco devices
    • Describe, create, and implement objects for use in Access Control policies
    • Create DNS and URL policies and configure Sinkholes
    • Configure FTD policies such as Platform, Routing, Interface, Zones, PreFilter, QoS, NAT and Flex Config!
    • Describe advanced policy configuration and Firepower system configuration options
    • Configure Malware Policies to find and stop Malware
    • Understand Security Intelligence, and how to configure SI to stop attacks NOW!
    • Configure policies to find and stop Ransomware
    • Understand how to fine tune IPS policies
    • Understand how to find tun Snort Preprocessor policies (NAP)
    • Configure Correlation events, white rules, traffic profiles and create respective events and remediate them
    • Analyze events
    • Create reporting templates and schedule them
    • Configure backups, rule updates, Firepower Recommendations, URL updates, and more to run every week automatically
    • Set up external authentication for users using LDAP/Realms
    • Configuring system integration, realms, and identity sources
    • Configure FMC domains and implement them
    • Configure FTD HA with two FTD devices
    • SSL Policy – decrypt your traffic
    • AnyConnect and Site-to-Site VPN
    • Understand network and host based AMP.  Configure and analyze host based AMP
    • Understand Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
    • Configure ISE and integrate with Cisco FMC identity policy using PxGrid

    Prerequisites:

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