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Course Overview:
TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring teaches students how to deploy, build, and run an NSM operation using open source software and vendor-neutral tools. No network is bullet proof and when attackers access your network, this course will show you how to build a security net to detect, contain, and control the attacker. Sensitive data can be monitored and deep packet and deep attachment analysis can be achieved. As organizations stand up a Security Operations Center (SOC) the enterprise NSM is the key ingredient to that SOC. This course not only teaches how to implement an NSM technologically, but how to effectively monitor an enterprise operationally. You will learn how to architect an NSM solution: where to deploy your NSM platforms and how to size them, stand-alone or distributed, and integration into packet analysis, interpret evidence, and integrate threat intelligence from external sources to identify sophisticated attackers. A properly implemented NSM is integral to incident response and provides the responders timely information to react to the incident. TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring is a lab intensive environment with a cyber range that gives each student in-depth knowledge and practical experience monitoring live systems to include: Cisco, Windows, Linux, IoT, and Firewalls.
Attendees to TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring class will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
This Course is taught utilizing Security Onion or RockNSM as specified by the customer.
Dates/Locations:
No Events
Duration: 5 Days
Course Objective:
The focus of this course is to present a suite of Open Source security products integrated into a highly functional and scalable Network Security Monitoring solution.
Prerequisites:
Students should have a basic understanding of networks, TCP/IP and standard protocols such as DNS, HTTP, etc. Some Linux knowledge/experience is recommended, but not required
Course Outline:
- Network Security Monitoring (NSM) Methodology
- High Bandwidth Packet Capture Challenges
- Installation of Security Onion
- Use Cases (analysis, lab, stand-alone, distributed)
- Resource Requirements
- Configuration
- Setup Phase I – Network Configuration
- Setup Phase 2 – Service Configuration
- Evaluation Mode vs. Configuration Mode
- Verifying Services
- Security Onion Architecture
- Configuration Files and Folders
- Network Interfaces
- Docker Environment
- Security Onion Containers
- Overview of Security Onion Analyst Tools
- Kibana
- CapME
- CyberChef
- Squert
- Sguil
- NetworkMiner
- Quick Review of Wireshark and Packet Analysis
- Display and Capture Filters
- Analyze and Statistics Menu Options
- Analysis for Signatures
- Analyzing Alerts
- Replaying Traffic
- 3 Primary Interfaces:
- Squert
- Sguil
- Kibana
- Pivoting Between Interfaces
- Pivoting to Full Packet Capture
- Snort and Surricata
- Rule Syntax and Construction
- Implementing Custom Rules
- Implementing Whitelists and Blacklists
- Hunting
- Using Kibana to Slice and Dice Logs
- Hunting Workflow with Kibana
- Bro
- Introduction and Overview
- Architecture, Commands
- Understanding and Examining Bro Logs
- Using AWK, sort, uniq, and bro-cut
- Working with traces/PCAPs
- Bro Scripts Overview
- Loading and Using Scripts
- Bro Frameworks Overview
- Bro File Analysis Framework FAF
- Using Bro scripts to carve out more than files
- Introduction and Overview
- RockNSM ( * If Applicable)
- Kafka
- Installation and Configuration
- Kafka Messaging
- Brokers
- Integration with Bro and FSF
- File Scanning Framework FSF
- Custom YARA Signatures
- JSON Trees
- Sub-Object Recursion
- Bro and Suricata Integration
- Kafka
- Elastic Stack
- Adding new data sources in Logstash
- Enriching data with Logstash
- Automating with Elastalert
- Building new Kibana dashboards
- Production Deployment
- Advanced Setup
- Master vs Sensor
- Node Types – Master, Forward, Heavy, Storage
- Command Line Setup with sosetup.conf
- Architectural Recommendations
- Sensor Placement
- Hardening
- Administration
- Maintenance
- Tuning
- Using PulledPork to Disable Rules
- BPF’s to Filter Traffic
- Spinning up Additional Snort / Suricata / Bro Workers to Handle Higher Traffic Loads
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Course Overview:
The CT-325: Security+ (SY0-701) class is the primary class you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It will also help you prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination (exam number SY0-701). In the CT-325: Security+ class you’ll build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network. Let us help you prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-701).
TechNow is a CompTIA partner and uses official CompTIA Security+ curriculum.
Attendees to CT-325: Security+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and TechNow expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
|
10/27/2025 - 10/31/2025 08:00 -20:00 |
CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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12/15/2025 - 12/19/2025 08:00 -16:00 |
CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
Duration: 5 Days
Course Objectives:
- Compare and contrast attacks
- Compare and contrast security controls
- Use security assessment tools
- Explain basic cryptography concepts
- Implement a public key infrastructure
- Implement identity and access management controls
- Manage access services and accounts
- Implement a secure network architecture
- Install and configure security appliances
- Install and configure wireless and physical access security
- Deploy secure host, mobile, and embedded systems
- Implement secure network access protocols
- Implement secure network applications
- Explain risk management and disaster recovery concepts
- Describe secure application development concepts
- Explain organizational security concepts
Prerequisites:
- CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge.
- Windows 7/8/10 and Server 2008/2012/2016 experience required.
- Six to nine months experience in networking, including experience in configuring & managing TCP/IP.
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User: joshjepsen@hotmail.com
Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgeable on all the course content. There were some instances when I felt he streamlined through some of the material too quickly, such as going over how to identify types of attacks.
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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:
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
Comments
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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.