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    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.

    Dates/Locations:

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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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    Palo Alto Networks

    TechNow has been involved in enterprise security architectures and education since 1990.  TechNow’s training program has followed the evolution of enterprise computing into security architectures.  Palo Alto Networks represents the current state of security product evolution.  With next generation firewall technology, the reunification of your security architecture is possible.  TechNow can present the ramifications of many centralized strategies.  All courses utilize enterprise security professionals with experience as instructors and can discuss the detail of implementation and the integration into an existing infrastructure.
    Palo Alto Networks Certifications:  Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) take EDU-201; Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) take  EDU-201 + EDU-205 + EDU-221
    TechNow is a mobile Pearson VUE Authorized Testing Center.  Palo Alto courses can be delivered on the customer site, with certificadtion testing on the last day of the course.  Take the course and get certfied, without  logistical effort of getting students to a training facility and the hassle of scheduling testing.
    TechNow, Inc. is not associated in any way with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
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