TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals

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.

Date/Locations:

No Events

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?

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TN-969: Windows Security Administrator Course

Course Overview:

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 to secure Windows systems. Lecture and labs start with quick review of Active Directory and group policy to enforce security mechanisms within the Windows architecture. Students then gain network experience and use sniffing to help exemplify the benefit of learning wired and wireless security configurations. PowerShell is made for SecOps/DevOps automation and students will learn to write PowerShell scripts to automate security operations and Desired State Configuration (DSC). The course concludes with exercising real attack strategies to demonstrate the effectives of properly securing your host.

Attendees to TN-969: Windows Security Administrator course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Active Directory and BloodHound
Security Controls
PKI
Encryption
Wireless & Network Security and Hardening DNS
802.1x and Endpoint Protection
Firewalls and VPN
PowerShell Scripting
JEA, DSC, Enterprise Security with PowerShell
Windows Attack Strategies

Prerequisites:

Security+
Windows System Administration Skills

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User: bbrabender

Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgeable and help more inexperienced users with concepts as well explaining in a way that can be understood.

Facilities comments: N/A

User: dale.r.anderson

Instructor comments: Instructor was well knowlegeable accross alot of domains.

Facilities comments: Pretty good

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L-245: Linux System Administration I

Course Overview:

In this course students will learn to install the Linux™ operating system, to administer users and software, to use vi, basic Linux security, process control, file system maintenance, backup and recovery, including some basic networking concepts. This course insures that students have the skills to configure all desktop and client side related activity.

Attendees to L-245: Linux System Administration I will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Linux operating system installation
Hardware Issues
LILO & GRUB Configuration
Managing the Linux file system
Boot Process
Customization of setup files
System Startup
Run Levels
Network Services
User Management
Changing Passwords
Monitoring, accessing & restricting root system access
Administration Tools
Disk Management
Quotas
Process Control
Installing & removing software & patches
Network Configuration
Client side components of NFS, Samba, NTP, NIS
Printing
Backup and Recovery
Using utilities for process control, locating files & automating maintenance tasks

Prerequisites:

Students should have an understanding of all basic UNIX commands as well as variable substitution, wild card expansion, command pipes, permissions, the grep and find commands.
These prerequisites can be met through completion of TN-125: Introduction to UNIX & Linux and six month’s experience with Linux.

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User: flores2015

Instructor comments: Very Good Instructor (Bill Peterson)

Facilities comments: Nice - Can't wait for your new facility.

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TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

Course Overview:

Looking to move up in the information security field? If you have at least one year of security experience, you qualify for the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification, which offers junior security professionals a way to validate their experience and demonstrate competence with (ISC²)®’s seven domains.

Attendees to TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Access Controls
Security Operations and Administration
Analysis and Monitoring
Cryptography
Networks and Telecommunications
Malicious Code/Malware
Risk, Response, and Recovery

Prerequisites:

One year security experience
Some knowledge of the (ISC²)®’s seven domains

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User: boyleb15

Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgeable on most items covered during this course. There were some topics he did lack the answer to. Instructor would also get sidetracked easily

User: keginth

Instructor comments: he was phenomenal with test prep and knew the book well

Facilities comments: adequate

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P-325: Python Programming

Course Overview:

This is an introductory course into the Python scripting language. This class uses a hands-on approach in teaching the Python language. This course builds the prerequisite skills for TechNow's P-345: Python for Pentration Testers course. Getting comfortable with Python is important to understanding how Python can be utilitized for offensive measures.

This course is hands-on with the instructor walking the students through many short examples to exemplify an objective. Dexterity with the language comes through many small code examples to produce the desired result. Students have fun acquiring points for all the code examples they get correct. We must be having fun because TechNow is always amazed at how competitive students are in trying to acquire the most points!

The instructor will focus on the level that each student is currently at, and ensure the student absorbs the subject matter. Programming is not a daily tasking of administrators or offensive operators and TechNow understands that. As an instructor led course TechNow is very successful in making Python accessible to those who do not live eat and breath programming. If a student's ultimate goal is to attend a course like TechNow's P-345: Python for Pentration Testers course, then not being bogged down in the Python language is critical, and this course (P-325: Python Programming) meets that objective.

Recently we have introduced Raspberry Pi's and multiple sensors to the P-325: Python Programming course. This enables the student to actually see productive results from their coding skills in the physical world! Some examples that students create programs for are: Motion detectors, distance, temperature, cameras and keypads.

Attendees to P-325: Python Programming will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

How Python Runs Programs
Introducing Python Object Types
- Numeric Types
- Dynamic Typing
Variables
Regular Expressions
Strings
Conditionals
- if Tests and Syntax Rules
Lists and Dictionaries
Tuples and Files
Introducing Python Statements
Assignments, Expressions, and Prints
while and for Loops
Iterations and Comprehensions
Documentation
Function Basics
Built-In Functions
Scopes
Arguments
Modules
Module Packages and Importing
Classes and OOP
Operator Overloading
Recursion
Exception Coding Details
Exception Objects
Unicode and Byte Strings
Working with Raspberry Pi
- Writing code for sensors

Prerequisites:

Experience with some form of programming is preferred

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User: slewis8435

Instructor comments: Very good instructor - he was excited about the material, very knowledgeable, and explained things clearly.

Facilities comments: The facilities were fine - plenty of room for each student to set up an extra computer and have room for note taking

User: nathan.karras

Instructor comments: Instructor was extremely knowledgeable in programming and scripting. He encouraged students to explore and ask questions. He would work with individuals to troubleshoot lab problems sets. Would highly recommend as an instructor.

Facilities comments: Room got a little warn. Instructor purchased fans to cool things off for the class. Projector had over scan.