CT-215: Cloud+

Course Overview:

This course covers the knowledge and skills required to understand standard Cloud terminologies/methodologies, to implement, maintain, and deliver cloud technologies and infrastructures (e.g. server, network, storage, and virtualization technologies), and to understand aspects of IT security and use of industry best practices related to cloud implementations and the application of virtualization.

TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 20 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to demonstrate cloud technologies and to effectively manage security in the cloud environment.

TechNow is a CompTIA partner and uses official CompTIA Cloud+ curriculum.

Attendees to CT-215: Cloud+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
01/06/2025 - 01/10/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-215: Cloud+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
04/21/2025 - 04/25/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-215: Cloud+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
07/28/2025 - 08/01/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-215: Cloud+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
11/03/2025 - 11/07/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-215: Cloud+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Course Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Prepare to deploy cloud solutions
Deploy a pilot project
Test a pilot project deployment
Design a secure network for cloud deployment
Determine CPU and memory sizing for cloud deployments
Plan Identity and Access Management for cloud deployments
Analyze workload characteristics to ensure successful migration to the cloud
Secure systems to meet access requirements
Maintain cloud systems
Implement backup, restore, and business continuity measures
Analyze cloud systems for required performance
Analyze cloud systems for anomalies and growth forecasting
Troubleshoot deployment, capacity, automation, and orchestration issues
Troubleshoot connectivity issues
Troubleshoot security issues

Course Prerequisites:

Security+, Network+, CASP or equivalent experience
Managing or administering at least one of UNIX, Windows, Databases, networking, or security

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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:

Date/Time	Event
01/13/2025 - 01/17/2025 08:00 -16:00	TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
04/14/2025 - 04/18/2025 08:00 -16:00	TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
07/14/2025 - 07/18/2025 08:00 -16:00	TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

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

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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

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

Facilities comments: adequate

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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

Security Course Flow

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
02/24/2025 - 02/28/2025 08:00 -16:00	TN-555: Certified Ethical Hacker v13 (CEH) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
05/19/2025 - 05/23/2025 08:00 -16:00	TN-555: Certified Ethical Hacker v13 (CEH) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
08/11/2025 - 08/15/2025 08:00 -16:00	TN-555: Certified Ethical Hacker v13 (CEH) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
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-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:

No Events

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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N-485: In-Depth Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense NGFW

Course Overview:

An in-depth course on how to use and configure Cisco Firepower Threat Defense technology, from device setup and configuration and including routing, high availability, Firepower Threat Defense migration, traffic control, and Network Address Translation (NAT). Students implement advanced Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) features, including network intelligence, file type detection, network based malware detection, and deep packet inspection.
Students will also learn how to configure site to site VPN, remote access VPN, and SSL decryption before moving on to detailed analysis, system administration, and troubleshooting. This course combines lecture materials and hands on labs throughout to make sure that students are able to successfully deploy and manage the Cisco Firepower system.

It is a five-day instructor-led course that is aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills that are needed to implement and maintain perimeter solutions that are based on Cisco Firepower security appliances. At the end of the course, students will be able to reduce risk to their IT infrastructure and applications using Cisco Firepower security appliance features, and provide detailed operations support for the Firepower appliance.

Attendees to N-485: In-Depth Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense NGFW will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Understand Sourcefire, Firepower 6.2, FireAMP, and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
Configure the Firepower Management Center (FMC)
Raise you confidence managing the Firepower Manager and Firepower tThreat Defense (FTD)
Describe the Cisco Firepower Systems infrastructure
Navigate the user interface and administrative features of the Cisco Firepower 6.2 system, including advanced analysis and reporting functionality to properly assess threats
Describe the System Configuration and Health policies and implement them
Describe the role Network Discovery (Firepower) technology plays in the Cisco devices
Describe, create, and implement objects for use in Access Control policies
Create DNS and URL policies and configure Sinkholes
Configure FTD policies such as Platform, Routing, Interface, Zones, PreFilter, QoS, NAT and Flex Config!
Describe advanced policy configuration and Firepower system configuration options
Configure Malware Policies to find and stop Malware
Understand Security Intelligence, and how to configure SI to stop attacks NOW!
Configure policies to find and stop Ransomware
Understand how to fine tune IPS policies
Understand how to find tun Snort Preprocessor policies (NAP)
Configure Correlation events, white rules, traffic profiles and create respective events and remediate them
Analyze events
Create reporting templates and schedule them
Configure backups, rule updates, Firepower Recommendations, URL updates, and more to run every week automatically
Set up external authentication for users using LDAP/Realms
Configuring system integration, realms, and identity sources
Configure FMC domains and implement them
Configure FTD HA with two FTD devices
SSL Policy – decrypt your traffic
AnyConnect and Site-to-Site VPN
Understand network and host based AMP. Configure and analyze host based AMP
Understand Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Configure ISE and integrate with Cisco FMC identity policy using PxGrid

Prerequisites:

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. or equivalent
Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) certification. or equivalent
Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

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