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    Windows Security Automation and Threat Hunting with PowerShell Seminar

    Location: 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, USA

    Date: October 10, 2018 8:00am – 4:00pm

    Duration: 8 hours

    Audience: Cyber Security professionals and Windows administrators

    Attendees Environment: Laptops not required, but suggested to have better hands-on absorption of subject matter.

    Description:
    PowerShell is both a command-line shell and scripting language. Fight fires quickly using existing or custom PowerShell commands or scripts at the shell. PowerShell is made for Security Operations (SecOps) automation on Windows. This seminar does not require prior programming skills. The seminar focuses on PowerShell programming, giving a beginner skills to be productive in windows scripting to automate tasks and also remediate problems.

    Cyber Security is the objective of this seminar, and the PowerShell examples will demonstrate PowerShell capabilities that help lock down a Windows system and also report security status.

    Objectives:

    PowerShell Overview

    • Getting started running commands
    • Security cmdlets
    • Using and updating the built-in help
    • Execution policies
    • Fun tricks with the ISE graphical editor
    • Piping .NET and COM objects, not text
    • Using properties and methods of objects
    • Helping Linux admins feel more at home
    • Aliases, cmdlets, functions, modules, etc.

    PowerShell Utilities and Tips

    • Customizing your profile script
    • PowerShell remote command execution
    • Security setting across the network
    • File copy via PowerShell remoting
    • Capturing the output of commands
    • Parsing text files and logs with regex patterns
    • Parsing Security Logs
    • Searching remote event logs
    • Mounting the registry as a drive
    • Security settings in the Registry
    • Exporting data to CSV, HTML and JSON files
    • Running scripts as scheduled jobs
    • Continued Security Compliance
    • Pushing out scripts through Group Policy
    • Importing modules and dot-sourcing functions
    • http://www.PowerShellGallery.com

    PowerShell Scripting

    • PowerShell Scripting to implement Security Practices
    • Writing your own functions to automate security status and settings
    • Passing arguments into your scripts
    • Function parameters and returning output
    • Flow control: if-then, foreach, that make security decisions
    • How to pipe data in/out of your scripts for security compliance and reporting

    Attendees to this seminar, Windows Security Automation and Threat Hunting with PowerShell, will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.[/wr_text][/wr_column][/wr_row]

    Course Overview:

    The mark of excellence for a professional certification program is the value and recognition it bestows on the individual who achieves it.  The technical skills & practices the CISA promotes and evaluates are the building blocks of success in the field. Possessing the CISA designation demonstrates proficiency and is the basis for measurement in the profession.  With a growing demand for professionals possessing IS audit, control and security skills, CISA has become a preferred certification program by individuals and organizations around the world.  CISA certification signifies commitment to serving an organization and the IS audit, control and security industry with distinction.  This course will help the student prepare to obtain this credential.

    Attendees to TN-822: Certified Information Systmes Auditor (CISA) Seminar will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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    Dates/Locations:

    Date/Time Event
    10/06/2025 - 10/10/2025
    08:00 -16:00
    TN-822: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Seminar
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Information Systems Auditing Process (18%)
      • Providing industry-standard audit services to assist organizations in protecting and controlling information systems, Domain-1 affirms your credibility to offer conclusions on the state of an organization’s IS/IT security, risk and control solutions.
    • Governance & Management of IT (18%)
      • This domain confirms to stakeholders your abilities to identify critical issues and recommend enterprise-specific practices to support and safeguard the governance of information and related technologies.
    • Information Systems Acquisition, Development & Implementation  (12%)
      • Domains 3 and 4 offer proof not only of your competency in IT controls, but also your understanding of how IT relates to business.
    • Information Systems Operation & Business Resilience (26%)
      • Domains 3 and 4 offer proof not only of your competency in IT controls, but also your understanding of how IT relates to business.s.
    • Protection of Information Assets  (26%)
      • Cybersecurity now touches virtually every information systems role, and understanding its principles, best practices and pitfalls is a major focus within Domain 5.

    Prerequisites:

    A minimum of five years of professional information systems auditing, control & security work experienced is required.  Experience must have been gained within the 10-year period preceding the application date for certification, or within five years from the date of initially passing the examination.

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    Instructor comments: Thank you Tim for all the great information! I am confident that I'll do well on the ICND exam.


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    Instructor comments: The instructor, Tim Burkard, was very knowledgeable on the course material and skilled at explain more complex ideas.


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    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:

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    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

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    Course Overview:

    TechNow’s Course ensures that you are ready to test for the CCNA Certification. This intensive five-day program is a high end, hands-on, bootcamp using physical routers & switches in classroom.  Students will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The course covers configuring network components such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. The course also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking. Additionally the course stress tests the students on exam practices that insure the student a successful outcome on the 200-301 CCNA exam.

    This course helps you prepare to take the 200-301 Cisco® Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) exam.

     Attendees to N-305: CCNA Bootcamp will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

    Date/Time Event
    11/17/2025 - 11/21/2025
    08:00 -16:00
    N-305: CCNA Bootcamp
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

      • Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics
      • Understand the model of host-to-host communication
      • Describe the features and functions of the Cisco Internetwork Operating Systems (IOS) software
      • Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs
      • Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches
      • Install a switch and perform the initial configuration
      • Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting
      • Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer
      • Explore functions of routing
      • Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router
      • Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers
      • Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing
      • Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity
      • Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
      • Describe, implement, and verify Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and trunks
      • Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing
      • Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
      • Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work
      • Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel
      • Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
      • Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts
      • Describe the operation of Access Control Lists (ACLs) and their applications in the network
      • Configure Internet access using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) clients and explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) on Cisco routers
      • Describe basic Quality of Service (QoS) concept
      • Describe network and device architectures and introduce virtualization
      • Introduce the concept of network programmability and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
      • Configure basic IOS system monitoring tools
      • Describe the management of Cisco devices
      • Describe the current security threat landscape
      • Describe threat defense technologies
      • Implement a basic security configuration of the device management plane
      • Implement basic steps to harden network devices

    Lab Objectives:

        • Get started with Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI)
        • Observe How a Switch Operates
        • Perform Basic Switch Configuration
        • Implement the Initial Switch Configuration
        • Inspect TCP/IP Applications
        • Configure an Interface on a Cisco Router
        • Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols
        • Implement an Initial Router Configuration
        • Configure Default Gateway
        • Explore Packet Forwarding
        • Troubleshoot switch Media and Port Issues
        • Troubleshoot Port Duplex Issues
        • Configure Basic IPv6 Connectivity
        • Configure and Verify IPv4 Static Routes
        • Configure Iv6 Static Routes
        • Implement IPv4 Static Routing
        • Implement IPv6 Static Routing
        • Configure VLAN and Trunk
        • Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunk
        • Configure a Router on a Stick
        • Implement Multiple VLANs and Basic Routing Between the VLANs
        • Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
        • Configure and Verify EtherChannel
        • Improve Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
        • Configure and Verify IPv4 ACLs
        • Implement Numbered and Named IPv4 ACLs
        • Configure a Provider-Assigned IPv4 Address
        • Configure Static NAT
        • Configure Dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT)
        • Implement PAT
        • Log into the WLC
        • Monitor the WLC
        • Configure a Dynamic (VLAN) Interface
        • Configure a DHCP Scope
        • Configure a WLAN
        • Define a Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) Server
        • Explore Management Options
        • Explore the Cisco DNA Center
        • Configure and Verify NTP
        • Configure System Message Logging
        • Create the Cisco IOS Image Backup
        • Upgrade Cisco IOS Image
        • Configure WLAN Using Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Using the GUI
        • Secure Console and Remote Access
        • Enable and Limit Remote Access Connectivity
        • Secure Device Administrative Access
        • Configure and Verify Port Security
        • Implement Device Hardening

    Prerequisites:

        • Familiarity in the following networking topics:
          • TCP/IP
          • IP Configuration
          • Peer-to-Peer Networking
          • Subnetting
          • Building a Routing Table
        • It is not required but highly recommended to have the following certifications:

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    Instructor comments: Tim was excellent. He covered all of the required information and went in to greater detail when needed. His instruction was easy to follow, provided learning mnemonics that were easy to retain, and entertaining in a way that help provide easy recall of the information for study.

    Facilities comments: Facilities were good, but a little crowded.


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    Course Overview:

    SecurityX®  (formerly known as CASP+)  course prepares you for the CompTIA SecurityX® certification exam (CVO-005) and demonstrates your knowledge and skills in enterprise security, risk management, research and analysis, and the integration of computing, communications, and business disciplines. This course will prepare students for the objectives covered in the CompTIA SecurityX certification exam (CVO-005).

    Attendees to CT-425: CompTIA SecurityX will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

    Date/Time Event
    12/08/2025 - 12/12/2025
    09:00 -17:00
    CT-425: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Support IT governance in the enterprise with an emphasis on managing risk
    • Leverage collaboration tools and technology to support enterprise security
    • Use research and analysis to secure the enterprise
    • Integrate advanced authentication and authorization techniques
    • Implement cryptographic techniques
    • Implement security controls for hosts
    • Implement security controls for mobile devices
    • Implement network security
    • Implement security in the systems and software development lifecycle
    • Integrate hosts, storage, networks, applications, virtual environments, and cloud technologies in a secure enterprise architecture
    • Conduct security assessments
    • Respond to and recover from security incidents

    Prerequisites:

    Completion of the following or equivalent knowledge:

    Minimum of 10 years general hands on IT experience

    5 years being hands-on security

    CompTIA Certification: Network+

    CompTIA Certification: Security+

    CompTIA Certification: CySA+

    OR equivalent knowledge

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    User: clbrack

    Instructor comments: I expect to pass, another great class from technow!


    User: christopher0470

    Instructor comments: Alan takes the time to cover the material so that you understand the concepts and applications of the information presented.

    Facilities comments: I like the location. It was quiet and very conducive to learning.


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