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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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      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

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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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      TN-5425: Networking with Windows Server 2016

       

      Course Overview:

      Course two of a three course series to obtain a Server 2016 MCSA certification. This 5-day course provides the fundamental networking skills required to deploy and support Windows Server 2016 in most organizations. It covers IP fundamentals, remote access technologies, and more advanced content including Software Defined Networking.

      The course leads directly to preparing for the(MCSA):Windows Server 2016 exam “70-741: Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016”.  It also maps to Microsoft’s course 20741A, and is part of the Server 2016 MCSA certification. 

      Attendees to TN-5425: Networking with Window Server 2016 will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

      Dates/Locations:

      No Events

      Duration: 5 Days

      Course Objectives:

      • Plan and implement an IPv4 network
      • Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
      • Implement IPv6
      • Implement Domain Name System (DNS)
      • Implement and manage IP address management (IPAM)
      • Plan for remote access
      • Implement DirectAccess
      • Implement virtual private networks (VPNs)
      • Implement networking for branch offices
      • Configure advanced networking features
      • Implement Software Defined Networking

      Prerequisites: 

      • A basic understanding of networking fundamentals
      • Experience working with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012
      • Experience working in a Windows Server infrastructure enterprise environment
      • Knowledge of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
      • Understanding of core networking topologies and architectures such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) and wireless networking
      • Basic knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol stack, addressing and name resolution
      • Experience with and knowledge of Hyper-V and virtualization
      • Hands-on experience working with the Windows client operating systems such as Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
        

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      CL-425: AWS Security Operations and Architecture

      Course Overview:

      This course begins by introducing you to fundamental cloud computing and AWS security concepts including AWS access control and management, governance, logging, and encryption methods. It also covers security-related compliance protocols and risk management strategies, as well as procedures related to auditing your AWS security infrastructure.

      The course continues to teach students how to efficiently use AWS security services to stay secure and compliant in the AWS cloud. The course focuses on the AWS-recommended security best practices that you can implement to enhance the security of your data and systems in the cloud. The course highlights the security features of AWS key services including compute, storage, networking, and database services. This course also refers to the common security control objectives and regulatory compliance standards and examines use cases for running regulated workloads on AWS across different verticals, globally. You will also learn how to leverage AWS services and tools for automation and continuous monitoring—taking your security operations to the next level.

      Attendees to CL-425: AWS Security Operations and Architecture will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

      Duration: 5 Days

      Audience:
      • Security engineers
      • Security architects
      • Security analysts
      • Security auditors
      • Individuals who are responsible for governing, auditing, and testing an organization’s IT infrastructure, and ensuring conformity of the infrastructure to security, risk, and compliance guidelines

      DoD 8140: Not Mandated

      Course Prerequisites:

      We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
      This course assumes you have the equivalent experience or have taken the AWS operational courses that are in the TechNow AWS track.
      • CL-415: AWS Security Operations

      The above courses encapsulate prerequisite knowledge:
      • Experience with governance, risk, and compliance regulations and control objectives
      • Working knowledge of IT security practices
      • Working knowledge of IT infrastructure concepts
      • Familiarity with cloud computing concepts

      Course Objectives:

      This course teaches you how to:
      • Identify the security and compliance benefits of using the AWS cloud.
      • Discuss the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.
      • Describe the access control and access management features of AWS.
      • Use AWS services for security logging and monitoring.
      • Describe data encryption methods to secure sensitive data.
      • Describe AWS services used to protect network security.
      • Describe the basic steps to ensure strong governance of your AWS resources.
      • Identify AWS services used to maintain governance of control environments.
      • Use the AWS audit features.
      • Explain how to audit an AWS environment.
      • Explain the AWS compliance and assurance programs.
      • Describe how AWS audits and attestations validate that security controls are implemented and operating effectively.
      • Assimilate and leverage the AWS shared security responsibility model.
      • Mange user identity and access management in the AWS cloud.
      • Use AWS security services such as AWS Identity and Access Management, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, AWS Config, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Key Management Service, AWS CloudHSM, and AWS Trusted Advisor.
      • Implement better security controls for your resources in the AWS cloud.
      • Manage and audit your AWS resources from a security perspective.
      • Monitor and log access and usage of AWS compute, storage, networking, and database services.
      • Analyze events by capturing, monitoring, processing, and analyzing logs.
      • Identify AWS services and tools to help automate, monitor, and manage security operations on AWS.
      • Perform security incident management in the AWS cloud.
      • Perform security assessments to ensure that common vulnerabilities are patched and security best practices are applied. The assessment outline deals both with AWS specifics and also lays down the workflow of NIST, FedRAMP, and Cloud Security Alliance STAR compliance for a deployed AWS solution.

      Dates/Locations:

      No Events

      Course Outline:

      Day 1
      • Introduction to Cloud Computing and AWS Security
      • Access Control and Management
      • AWS Security: Governance, Logging, and Encryption
      • Compliance and Risk Management

      Day 2
      • Introduction to Cloud Security Course Objectives
      • Security of the AWS Cloud: Entry Points, Web Application, Communications, and Incident Response.
      • Cloud Aware Governance and Compliance and related control frameworks.
      • Identity and Access Management
      Day 3
      • Securing AWS Infrastructure Services
      • Securing AWS Container Services
      • Securing AWS Abstracted Services
      • Using AWS Security Services
      Day 4
      • Data Protection in the AWS Cloud
      • Managing security in a hybrid environment
      • Deep dive into AWS monitoring and log analysis
      • Protecting against outside threats to AWS VPC
      Day 5
      • How to carry out a Pentest on an AWS solution
      • Security Incident Management and Automating security and incident response
      • Threat detection and monitoring sensitive data
      • Lets Do it! Building Compliant Workloads on AWS—Case Study