TN-515: Implementing Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Methodologies

  

Course Overview: 

Learn to protect yourself and your company against hackers, by learning their tools and techniques, and then testing your network.  This course is heavily based on Kali and primarily on Metasploit.  In TN-515: Implementing Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Methodologies class you will learn the step by step process that hackers use to assess your enterprise network, probe it & hack into it, utilizing a mixed-platform target environment including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Cisco.  This course is 90% hacking, but  defenses for demonstrated hacks will be discussed.  If you want to know the ins and outs of the hacks presented in this course, then this is the course for you.

Attendees to TN-515: Implementing Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Methodologies Class Attendees will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Introduction to Pen Testing using the PTES model
  • Metasploit Basics
    • MSFconsole, MSFcli, Armitage, MSFpayload, MSFencode, NasmShell
  • Intelligence Gathering
    • Nmap, Databases in Metasploit, Port Scanning with Metasploit
  • Quick Intro to Ruby
    • Writing a simple Ruby script to create a custom scanner
  • Vulnerability Scanning
    • Importing Nessus Results
    • Scanning with Nessus from Within Metasploit
  • Exploitation
    • Using the Metasploit Framework and console to exploit
  • Meterpreter
    • Compromising a Windows System
    • Attacking MS SQL, xp_cmdshell
    • Dumping Usernames and Passwords, extracting and dumping hashes
    • Pass the Hash and Token Impersonation
    • Pivoting
    • Railgun
    • Using Meterpreter Scripts: Migrating a process, Killing AV, Persistence
  • Avoiding Detection
    • Creating Stand-Alone Binaries with MSFpayload
    • Encoding with MSFencode and Packers (go Green Bay:)
  • Exploitation Using Client Side Attacks
    • Introduction to Immunity Debugger
    • Using Immunity Debugger to Decipher NOP Shellcode
  • Metasploit Auxiliary Modules
  • Social Engineer Toolkit (SET)
    • Spear-Phishing, Web Attack
    • Creating a Multipronged Attack
  • Creating Your Own Module
    • Adapt an existing Module
    • Add some PowerShell and Run the Exploit
  • Meterpreter Scripting
  • Capture The Flag Exercise

Prerequisites:

  • This is an advanced  Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Course which requires basic Windows & UNIX competency
  • Certification or 2 years of experience in these operating systems is highly recommended
  • An understanding of TCP/IP

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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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    TN-345: Python for Penetration Testers

     

    Course Overview:

     

    This Python for Penetration Testing course is designed to give you the skills you need for maintaining or developing Python Penetration Testing tools oriented towards offensive operations.  We have a suite of courses and certifications that help  understand a problem, this course prepares the student to rapidly develop prototype code to attack or defend against it.

    The course concludes with a Capture the Flag event that will test both your ability to apply your new tools and coding skills in a Python Penetration Testing challenge.

    This course is not intended to be an Advanced Python course, but to exemplify penetration techniques utilizing Python.  The course covers Threading, Sockets, OOP, and third party modules that facilitate the offensive operator’s objective.

    This course utilizes the “Violent Python” text book.

    Attendees to TN-345: Python for Penetration Testers Class will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 3 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Python Lanuage Refress
    • Network Sockets
    • Exception Handling
    • Hashes and Cracking Passwords
    • Threading
      • Concepts and Python Implementation
      • Queues and Synchronization
      • urlparse and httplib to probe URLs
      • Crack a password protected zip file
    • Port Scanner
      • Threading a Port Scanner
    • nmap integration
    • Deploying shellcode
    • Mechanize, BeautifulSoup
      • HTTP Form Password Guessing
      • HTTP Proxies (Burp Suite)
      • HTTP Cookies Session Hijacking
        • CookieMonster
    • Images and Metadata
    • Justniffer
    • SQL Injection
      • sqlmap
      • SQLBrute
    • Antivirus and IDS evasion
      • PyInstaller
      • Metasploit
    • Scapy
      • Deploy shellcode
      • DNS Cache Poisoning
      • Packety Violence

    Prerequisites:

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    TN-555: Certified Ethical Hacker v13 (CEH)

    Course Overview:

    This CEH course will immerse you into a “Hacker Mindset” in order to teach you how to think like a hacker and better defend against future attacks. Students are in the driver’s seat with a hands-on training environment employing a systematic ethical hacking process. All while teaching students how to scan, test, hack, and secure target systems. CEH shows how hackers think and act maliciously so you can learn to better position your organization’s security infrastructure and defend against future attacks.

    This CEH course covers the Five Phases of Ethical Hacking, diving into Reconnaissance, Gaining Access, Enumeration, Maintaining Access, and covering your tracks.

    This CEH course delivers in-demand ethical hacking skills while preparing you for the internationally-recognized Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification exam  from EC-Council.

    This course supports a certification that is DoD approved 8570 Baseline Certificate and meets DoD 8140/8570 training requirements.

    What’s Included:

    • EC-Council official E-Courseware
    • EC-Council official iLabs code with access for 6 months
    • EC-Council official Certificate of Attendance
    • CEH Exam Voucher

     

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    Dates/Locations:

    Date/Time Event
    11/17/2025 - 11/21/2025
    08:00 -16:00     		TN-555: Certified Ethical Hacker v13 (CEH)
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Content:

    • Module 01. Introduction to Ethical Hacking
    • Module 02. Foot-printing and Reconnaissance
    • Module 03. Scanning Networks
    • Module 04. Enumeration
    • Module 05. Vulnerable Analysis
    • Module 06. System Hacking
    • Module 07. Malware Threats
    • Module 08. Sniffing
    • Module 09. Social Engineering
    • Module 10. Denial-of-Service
    • Module 11. Session Hijacking
    • Module 12. Evading IDS,Firewalls, and Honeypots
    • Module 13. Hacking Web Servers
    • Module 14. Hacking Web Applications
    • Module 15. SQL Injection
    • Module 16. Hacking Wireless Networks
    • Module 17. Hacking Mobile Platforms
    • Module 18. IoT and OT Hacking
    • Module 19. Cloud Computing
    • Module 20. Cryptography

     

    Prerequisites:

    • Windows operating system and/or Linux operating system or other Unix-based OS
    • TCP/IP protocols and implementation
    • At least 2 years of IT security experience
    • TN-325:Security+

    Target Audience:

    Information Security Analyst/Administrator, Information Assurance (IA) Security Officer, Information Security Manager/Specialist, Auditors, Security Professional, Site Admins, Penetration Testers, Red Team,Risk/Threat/Vulnerability Analyst, Individuals concerned about the integrity of network infrastructure

     

    About us:

    TechNow has taught security courses for almost 30 years, before most certifications existed and has successfully moved students through certification programs associated with IAPP, SANS, EC-Council and ISC2. Our instructor maintains over a dozen security certifications and has been the director of a company with internationals sales in security training, consulting, and compliance.

    Tech Now, Inc. is an accredited Training Center with Ec-Council.

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    CL-415: AWS System Operations

    Course Overview:

    AWS System Operations begins with a one day  introduction to AWS products, services, and common solutions. It provides you with fundamentals to become more proficient in identifying AWS services so that you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and get started working on AWS.

    The AWS course continues to flow with teaching those in a Systems Administrator or Developer Operations (DevOps) role how to create automatable and repeatable deployments of networks and systems on the AWS platform. The course covers the specific AWS features and tools related to configuration and deployment, as well as common techniques used throughout the industry for configuring and deploying systems.

    To continue to learn more about AWS, TechNow has the following course:

    CL-425: AWS Security Operations and Architecture 

    Attendees to CL-415: AWS System Operations will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Duration: 5 Days

    Audience:
    This course is intended for:
    • System Administrators
    • Software Developers, especially those in a Developer Operations (DevOps) role

    DoD 8140: Not Mandated

    Course Prerequisites:
    We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
    • Background in either software development or systems administration
    • Some experience with maintaining operating systems at the command line (shell scripting in Linux environments, cmd or PowerShell in Windows)
    • Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)

    Course Objectives:
    This course is designed to teach you how to:
    • Understand basic data center design concepts.
    • Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
    • Understand the foundational infrastructure services, including Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB).
    • Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
    • Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
    • Understand AWS management tools, including Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
    • Use standard AWS infrastructure features such as Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling from the command line
    • Use AWS CloudFormation and other automation technologies to produce stacks of AWS resources that can be deployed in an automated, repeatable fashion
    • Build functioning virtual private networks with Amazon VPC from the ground up using the AWS Management Console
    • Deploy Amazon EC2 instances using command line calls and troubleshoot the most common problems with instances
    • Monitor the health of Amazon EC2 instances and other AWS services
    • Manage user identity, AWS permissions, and security in the cloud
    • Manage resource consumption in an AWS account using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, tagging, and Trusted Advisor
    • Select and implement the best strategy for creating reusable Amazon EC2 instances
    • Configure a set of Amazon EC2 instances that launch behind a load balancer, with the system scaling up and down in response to demand
    • Edit and troubleshoot a basic AWS CloudFormation stack definition

    Dates/Locations:

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    Course Outline:

    Day 1

    • Introduction and History of AWS
    • AWS Infrastructure: Compute, Storage, and Networking
    • AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management
    • AWS Databases
    • AWS Management Tools

    Day 2
    • System Operations on AWS Overview
    • Networking in the Cloud
    • Computing in the Cloud
    Day 3
    • Storage and Archiving in the Cloud
    • Monitoring in the Cloud
    • Managing Resource Consumption in the Cloud
    Day 4
    • Configuration Management in the Cloud
    • Creating Scalable Deployments in the Cloud
    • Creating Automated and Repeatable Deployments
    Day 5
    Full Day Lab
    • Select the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
    • Execute steps required to provision cloud resources for selected deployment
    • Identify and implement data protection, encryption, and capacity planning
    • Implement and manage security policies, access controls, and role
    • Implement Automation

     

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