VM-345: VMware Infrastructure Security: VMware Install, Configure, and Manage with Security Objectives

 

Course Overview:

This course explores the VMware Infrastructure and related security, which consists of VMware ESX Server & VMware Virtual Center Server. We will look at both the design environments and operational processes of the VMware Infrastructure including security. This course provides IT architects with the insight needed to tackle tough issues in server virtualization such as virtual machine technologies, storage infrastructure, and designing clustered environments with security practices included. Extensive hands-on labs provide for a rich student experience.

Hypervisors and their supporting environment require attention to security due to the aggregated risk of hosting multiple virtual servers. This course explores the security of virtualized environments. Student configure ESXi by learning to manage the security and risk between ESXi, virtual servers and security integration of ESXi to the physical network infrastructure including appropriate segregation from other sensitive networks and management networks. How to configure virtual networks when some hosts are dual or multi homed, but internally segregate between the two or more connected networks with different security levels. Appropriate integration of zero-clients and thin clients. Configuration of defensive measures on hosts, servers, hypervisors within the virtual environment and practices for those guarding it externally. Integration of Active Directory and other AAA/CIA related services relative to a virtualized environment.

Students are also walked through DoD ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG). Introduction to the impact of Intel Trusted Execution Technology integrated with ESXi to create a trusted platform for virtual machines. Additionally the instructor walks the students through NIST Special Publication 800-125A: Security Recommendations for Hypervisor Deployment on Servers, and NIST Special Publication 800-125B: Secure Virtual Network Configuration for Virtual Machine (VM) Protection.

Attendees to “VM-345: VMware Infrastructure Security: VMware Install, Configure, and Manage with Security Objectives” will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

• Virtual Infrastructure Overview
• ESX and ESXi Server Installation
• Configuration of Networking, Scalability and Security
• Storage
• Install and Configure vCenter Server and Components
• Creation, Deployment, Management, and Migration of Virtual Machines
• Utilize vCenter Server for Resource Management
• Utilize vCenter Server for Virtual Machine Access Control and User Managment
• Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
• Monitoring Your Environment
• Data & Availability Protection Troubleshooting
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches
• Use vCenter Server to manage vMotion, HA, DRS and data protection.

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Effective Date: August 1, 2026

TechNow, Inc. respects the privacy of our students and visitors to our website and is committed to protecting the information entrusted to us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the circumstances under which it may be disclosed.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information necessary to provide and administer our educational courses and related services.

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Mailing or billing address
  • Telephone or mobile phone number
  • Email address
  • Course enrollment information
  • Student account information
  • Course progress and quiz activity
  • Information necessary to process course registration and payment
  • Communications between the student and our organization concerning course administration

We collect only information that is reasonably necessary to operate our courses, administer student accounts, communicate with students, and provide related services.

2. How We Use Student Information

We use student information solely for legitimate business and educational purposes related to the delivery and administration of our courses.

This may include:

  • Registering students for courses
  • Creating and maintaining student accounts
  • Providing access to course materials and quizzes
  • Communicating course schedules and changes
  • Sending course reminders and administrative notifications
  • Communicating logistical information necessary for a course
  • Communicating urgent or emergency information related to the delivery of a course
  • Responding to student questions and requests
  • Administering payments and registrations
  • Maintaining records necessary to operate our business and educational programs
  • Providing technical support for our student platform
  • Protecting the security and integrity of our systems

3. No Sale or Marketing Use of Student Contact Information

We do not sell, rent, lease, or otherwise provide student telephone numbers, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, or other student contact information to third parties for their own marketing, advertising, lead generation, or sales purposes.

We do not use student contact information to conduct unrelated marketing campaigns.

We do not sell or exchange student contact information for leads, affiliate marketing, or other commercial marketing purposes.

Our communications with students are limited to information reasonably related to their enrollment, courses, student accounts, course logistics, and urgent or emergency matters associated with delivering a course.

4. SMS Text Messaging

Student SMS Notifications

We may use SMS text messaging to communicate with students who have student accounts associated with our courses.

We only take registrations over the phone and when asked for a preferred phone number you were asked: “Would you like to receive course-related text messages at this mobile number?”  This is to initiate automated communications.  Once logged into the TechNow Quiz Platform there is a button at the top of your dashboard “SMS: on“, with a mouse hover text tooltip of “You are currently enrolled to receive SMS notifications about your student account and courses. PRESS TO DISABLE SMS”.  If you press the button it becomes “SMS: off“, with a mouse hover text tooltip of “You are currently NOT enrolled to receive SMS notifications about your student account and courses. PRESS TO ENABLE SMS”.  Changes of “SMS: off” and “SMS:on” are logged as text messaging Opt-Out and Opt-in.

SMS messages are used for course-related and administrative communications, not marketing or promotional campaigns.  Most TechNow communications is through email, SMS is used for time critical and emergency communications.

Examples of SMS communications may include:

  • Student account notifications
  • Course enrollment or welcome notifications
  • Course reminders
  • Class schedule information
  • Schedule changes
  • Class cancellations
  • Location or logistical information
  • Instructor or course-related administrative notifications
  • Urgent or emergency information related to the delivery of a course
  • Other communications reasonably necessary to administer a student’s participation in a course

We do not use student SMS messaging to send advertising, promotional offers, sales messages, or unrelated marketing communications.

SMS Consent

Students who elect to receive SMS messages authorize TechNow, Inc. to send course-related and administrative text messages to the mobile telephone number provided by the student.

SMS consent is not a condition of purchasing or enrolling in a course.

Message frequency varies depending on course enrollment, account activity, and circumstances requiring course-related communication. Message and data rates may apply.

Opting Out of SMS Messages

Students may disable SMS notifications through the SMS settings available within their student dashboard.

Students may also reply STOP to an SMS message to request that SMS messaging be discontinued.

After an SMS opt-out request is received, our platforms prevent additional SMS messages from being sent to that telephone number.

A student may request assistance regarding SMS messaging by replying HELP where supported or by contacting us using the contact information provided on our website.

Disabling SMS notifications does not prevent a student from accessing their student account or participating in a course. Students who disable SMS may still receive important information through other available communication methods when necessary.

SMS Information Is Not Sold or Shared for Marketing

We do not sell, rent, or share mobile telephone numbers or SMS consent information with third parties for their own marketing or advertising purposes.

SMS consent information is used solely for administering our student communication program and providing the course-related communications described in this Privacy Policy.

5. TechNow Does NOT Share Information With Service Providers

Unlike most companies, TechNow does not use third-party service providers  to operate our business, we are a SELF HOSTED company.

For example, we internally self host:

  • Website
  • Student-platform
  • Email
  • Information technology and security
  • Database and infrastructure services

TechNow interacts with a Bank for Payment Processing and with a trusted SMS provider for SMS delivery.   A student’s mobile telephone number and message information may be transmitted through our trusted SMS service provider solely to deliver the requested or authorized course-related communication.

6. Course Platform Information

Students may receive an account on our course and quiz platform.

Information associated with a student account may include:

  • Login credentials
  • Course enrollment
  • Quiz and assessment activity
  • Course progress
  • Account settings
  • Communication preferences
  • SMS preferences

This information is used to provide and administer the student’s courses and account.

7. Payment Information

When payment is required for a course, payment information may be processed through a third-party payment processor.

We do not retain payment-card information on our student quiz platform unless specifically stated otherwise.

Payment processors may collect and process payment information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

8. Cookies and Technical Information

Our website and student platform may use cookies, session information, logs, and similar technical mechanisms necessary to:

  • Maintain authenticated sessions
  • Keep students logged into their accounts
  • Provide website and application functionality
  • Maintain security
  • Detect and prevent unauthorized access
  • Diagnose technical problems
  • Improve the reliability of our services

We do not use student contact information for third-party advertising or behavioral marketing.

9. Information Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect student information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

No method of storing or transmitting information over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security of information.

10. Retention of Information

We retain student information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, administer courses and student accounts, maintain appropriate business records, comply with legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and protect our rights and systems.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary for these purposes, we may securely delete or otherwise dispose of it.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our courses and services are intended for the individuals described by our course enrollment requirements. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, or legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date shown at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or our SMS messaging practices, please contact us:

TechNow Inc.
14117 Jones Maltsberger Rd
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210 733-1093
technow-training@technow.com
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TN-813: Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)

 

Course Overview:

TN-813: Certified in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (CGRC) course is for the (ISC)²® Certified in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (CGRC) credential previously known as Certified Authorization Professional (CAP). This course walks the student through the Risk Management Framework following practices the NIST pubs. CGRC is an objective measure of the knowledge, skills and abilities required for personnel involved in the process of certifying and accrediting security of information systems. Specifically, this credential applies to those responsible for formalizing processes used to assess risk and establish security requirements. Their decisions will ensure that information systems possess security commensurate with the level of exposure to potential risk, as well as damage to assets or individuals.The CGRC credential is appropriate for civilian, state and local governments in the U.S., as well as commercial markets. CGRC certification applies to job functions such as authorization officials, system owners, information owners, information system security officers, and certifiers.  CGRC is crucial to the Management staff.

This course is the “why” of the entire security field. It provides a logical way of allocating resources where there is greatest risk and why we make the decisions we make in the field of security. It is TechNow’s view that of all the security courses we have seen, this course genuinely puts the “big picture” of security in front of the students. Students actually come to an understanding of truly what is critical to security of an enterprise versus a bunch of nuts and bolts of security.

TechNow’s CGRC course covers all of the (ISC)²® CGRC 7 Knowledge domains:

  • Security and Privacy Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Program
  • Scope of the System
  • Selection and Approval of Framework, Security, and Privacy Controls
  • Implementation of Security and Privacy Controls
  • Assessment/ Audit of Security and Privacy Controls
  • System Compliance
  • Compliance Maintenance

RMF Related Steps

  • Prepare – Process Initiation
  • Categorize Information Systems
  • Establish the Security Control Baseline
  • Apply Security Controls
  • Assess Security Controls
  • Authorize Information System
  • Monitor Security Controls

TechNow’s CGRC Instructors have extensive knowledge and experience in the field, and have been working with organizations to build assessor teams for over 20 years.

Attendees to TN-813: Certified in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (CGRC) will receive TechNow authorized training materials, including access to the documentation of the CGRC Exam domains, and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time Event
09/08/2026 - 09/11/2026
08:00 -16:00 		TN-813: Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 3 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Initiate the Preparation Phase
  • Perform Execution Phase
  • Perform Maintenance Phase
  • Understand the Purpose of Security Authorization

Prerequisites:

  • IT Security
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Risk Management certification and systems administration
  • 1-2 years of general experience technical experience
  • 2 years of general systems experience
  • 1-2 years of Database/Systems Development/Network Experience
  • Information Security Policy Experience

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TN-865: Wireshark Network Traffic and Security Analysis

Course Overview:

This course delivers the technical knowledge, insight, and hands-on training to receive in-depth knowledge on Wireshark® and TCP/IP communications analysis. You will learn to use Wireshark to identify the most common causes of performance problems in TCP/IP communications. You will learn about the underlying theory of TCP/IP and the most used application protocols, so that you can intelligently examine network traffic for performance issues or possible Indicators of Compromise (IoC).

Duration: 5 Days

Audience:

Anyone interested in learning to troubleshoot and optimize TCP/IP networks and analyze network traffic with Wireshark, especially network engineers, information technology specialists, and security analysts.

Course Prerequisites:

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisite:
• Network+

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Course Outline:

DAY ONE

Course Set Up and Analyzer Testing

Network Analysis Overview
Wireshark Functionality Overview
Capturing Wired and Wireless Traffic
Define Global and Personal Preferences for Faster Analysis
Defined Time Values and Interpret Summaries
Interpret Basic Trace File Statistics to Identify Trends
Create and Apply Display Filters for Efficient Analysis

DAY TWO

Follow Streams and Reassemble Data
Use Wireshark’s Expert System to Identify Anomalies
TCP/IP Analysis Overview
Analyze Common TCP/IP Traffic Patterns

DAY THREE

Graph I/O Rates and TCP Trends
802.11 (WLAN) Analysis Fundamentals
Voice over IP (VoIP) Analysis Fundamentals
Network Forensics Fundamentals

DAY FOUR

Detect Scanning and Discovery Processes
Analyze Suspect Traffic

DAY FIVE

Use Command‐Line Tools

Next/Related Courses:

 

 

PA-213: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Install, Configure, and Manage (EDU-201)

  

 

Course Overview: PA-213: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Install, Configure, and Manage (EDU-201) Training Class is a three-day course that teaches students to configure and manage the entire line of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. This course prepares the student for the Palo Alto Networks Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) and progress to the Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE).  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-212: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Configure Extended Features. 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-213: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Install, Configure, and Manage (EDU-201) Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

TechNow PA-212: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Configure Extended Features (EDU-205) immediately follows this course in the schedule so that you can take both courses in the same week.  We also offer a discount for attending both classes in the same week!!

Dates/Locations:

No Events

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 – Platforms and Architecture
    • Single-Pass Architecture
    • Flow Logic
  • Module 2 – Initial Configuration
    • Initial Access to the System
    • Configuration Management
    • Licensing and Software Updates
    • Account Administration
  • Mod 3: Basic Interface Configuration
    • Security Zones
      Layer 2, Layer 3, Virtual Wire, and Tap
    • Subinterfaces
    • DHCP
    • Virtual Routers
  • Mod 4: Security and NAT Policies
    • Security Policy Configuration
    • Policy Administration
    • NAT (source and destination)

Day 2

  • Mod 5: Basic App-ID™
    • App-ID Overview
    • Application Groups and Filters
  • Mod 6: Basic Content-ID™
    • Antivirus
    • Anti-spyware
    • Vulnerability
    • URL Filtering
  • Mod 7: File Blocking and WildFire™
    • File Blocking
    • WildFire
  • Mod 8: Decryption
    • Certificate Management
    • Outbound SSL Decryption
    • Inbound SSL Decryption

       

       
Day 3

  • Mod 9: Basic User-ID™
    • Enumerating Users
    • Mapping Users to IP Addresses
    • User-ID Agent
  • Mod 10: Site-to-Site VPNs
    • IPSec Tunnels
  • Mod 11: Management and Reporting
    • Dashboard
    • Basic Logging
    • Basic Reports
    • Panorama
  • Mod 12: Active/Passive High
    • Availability
    • Configuring Active/Passive HA

 

Prerequisites:

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

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