TN-959: UNIX Security Administrator Course

Course Overview:

The  UNIX Security Administrator Prep is a hands-on course that covers how to secure and audit UNIX and Linux operating systems. This includes concepts such as Rootkits, Buffer overflows, and monitoring UNIX/Linux systems.

Attendees to TN-959: Unix Security Administratorwill receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

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Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • AIDE
  • Apache
  • Best Practices for Kernel Tuning and Warning Banners
  • Boot Services
  • Chroot()
  • DNS- BIND
  • DNSSec
  • Evidence Collection and Preservation
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Forensic Preparation and Incident Handling
  • Host Based Firewalls – iptables
  • Intro to Forensics
  • OS Install and Patching
  • Physical, User Account, and Password Access Control
  • Se Linux
  • Sendmail
  • SSH
  • Stack Smashing
  • Sudo
  • Syslog-NG
  • UNIX Logging

Course Prerequisites:

  • GSEC or equivalent experience
  • UNIX, Windows, networking, and security experience
  • This is a hands-on skill course requiring comfort with command line interaction and network communications

 

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Instructor comments: Good Stuff. Thanks!

User: ryuhas

Instructor comments: Very Good Instructor

Facilities comments: Facilities was great. Location had a lot to be desired. To much traffic and accidents trying to get here.

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    TN-949: Certified Firewall Analyst Course

    Course Overview:

    This is a hands-on course that covers many of the concepts of securing the perimeter of an organization. This includes concepts such as intrusion detection, packet filtering, and central logging.

    A skills focus enables the student to better absorb the subject matter and perform better on the job.   This is not death by power point. The course is aligned with information assurance operators and executing hands-on labs. Lecture and labs walk the student through the knowledge required to truly understand the mechanics of Firewalls.

    This course is an excellent precursor to PA-215 Palo Alto Firewall Essentials FastTrack.

    Attendees to TN-949: Certified Firewall Analyst Prep will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Analyzing Network and Wireless Design
    • Creating and Auditing a Rulebase
    • Firewall Assessment and Penetration Testing
    • Host-Based Detection and DLP
    • Incident Detection and Analysis
    • IOS and Router Security
    • IPv6 and ICMPv6
    • Log Collection and Analysis
    • NAT and Proxies
    • Netfilter IPtables
    • Network Access Control
    • Network-Based Intrusion Detection
    • Packet Filters and Inspection
    • Packet Fragmentation
    • Perimeter Concepts and IP Fundamentals
    • Securing Hosts and Services
    • TCP/IP Protocols
    • VPN Design and Auditing
    • VPN Implementation

    Course Prerequisites:

    • GSEC or equivalent experience
    • UNIX, Windows, networking and security  experience
    • This is a hands-on skill course requiring comfort with command line interaction and network communications

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    RH-355: RHCSA Rapid Track Course

    Course Overview:

    The RHCSA Rapid Track Course  is designed for experienced Linux® system administrators who want to expand their technical skill sets and become accredited with the Red Hat® Certified System Administration (RHCSA) certification. To successfully navigate this course, students should have experience with the Linux command line—including the necessary skills to execute common commands, such as cp, grep, sort, mkdir, tar, mkfs, ssh, and dnf—and be familiar with accessing man pages for help. At the completion of the course, students will be adequately prepared to take the RHCSA exam (EX200) .

    Date/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Introduce Linux and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem.
    • Run commands and view shell environments.
    • Manage, organize, and secure files.
    • Manage users, groups and user security policies.
    • Control and monitor systemd services.
    • Configure remote access using the web console and SSH.
    • Configure network interfaces and settings.
    • Manage software using DNF
    • Access security files, file systems, and networks
    • Execute shell scripting and automation techniques
    • Manage storage devices, logical volumes, and file systems
    • Manage security and system access
    • Control the boot process and system services
    • Running containers

    Prerequisites:

    Experience in the field system administration.

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    TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

    Course Overview:

    Looking to move up in the information security field? If you have at least one year of security experience, you qualify for the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification, which offers junior security professionals a way to validate their experience and demonstrate competence with (ISC²)®’s seven domains.

    Attendees to TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Access Controls
    • Security Operations and Administration
    • Analysis and Monitoring
    • Cryptography
    • Networks and Telecommunications
    • Malicious Code/Malware
    • Risk, Response, and Recovery

    Prerequisites:

    • One year security experience
    • Some knowledge of the (ISC²)®’s seven domains

    Comments

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    User: boyleb15

    Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgeable on most items covered during this course. There were some topics he did lack the answer to. Instructor would also get sidetracked easily

    User: keginth

    Instructor comments: he was phenomenal with test prep and knew the book well

    Facilities comments: adequate

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