TN-335: Advanced Penetration Testing Using Open Source Tools

Course Overview:

This is an advanced course that assumes the attendee is a qualified security professional with experience using security tools and understands the concepts behind penetration testing. Courses that build up the expertise that enables a student to succeed in this course is Security+, CEH, CISSP, and any of the GIAC certifications. This course is completely hands-on and utilizes the BackTrack tool suite from backtrack-linux.org. The course covers, in detail, various attacks and tools that are contained in the BackTrack tool suite.

Attendees to TN-335: Advanced Penetration Testing Using Open Source Tools will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • Information Security and Open Source Software
  • Operating System Tools
  • Firewalls
  • Scanners
  • Vulnerability Scanners
  • Network Sniffers
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Analysis and Management Tools
  • Encryption Tools
  • Wireless Tools
  • Forensic Tools
  • More on Open Source Software

Prerequisites:

  • Experience in IT Security
  • Solid basic knowledge of networks and TCP/IP
  • Experience in command line under Linux and Windows is required

 

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DoD 8570

DoD 8570 Training

The Department of Defense requires that all information assurance personnel must become compliant with IT and security certification standards.

DoD 8570 training, also called Information Assurance training, is available through TechNow to provide you with the certification that is required.  Your DoD 8570 training  ( information assurance training ) at TechNow will provide you with all of the courses necessary to receive your DoD 8570.01-M certification.

Ongoing open enrollment through TechNow is available for our DoD 8570.01-M courses.

Please review the full & updated DoD approved IA baseline certifications aligned to each category & level of the IA workforce.


 

 

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    TN-812: Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP)

    Course Overview:

    This concentration was developed in conjunction with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) providing an invaluable tool for any systems security engineering professional. CISSP®-ISSEP is the guide for incorporating security into projects, applications, business processes, and all information systems. Security professionals are hungry for workable methodologies and best practices that can be used to integrate security into all facets of business operations. The SSE model taught in the IATF portion of the course is a guiding light in the field of information security and the incorporation of security into all information systems.

    Attendees to TN-812: Information Systems Secuirty Engineering Professional (ISSEP) will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Systems Security Engineering
    • Certification and Accreditation
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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.

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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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