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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]

    N-595: VoIP Security Analysis and Design

    Course Overview:

    As VoIP (Voice-over IP) is integrated into the operations of many missions, it is imperative to understand its security ramifications.  In the N-595: VoIP Security Analysis and Design class the objectives are designed for those who are chartered with the responsibility of securing networks and application environments that incorporate VoIP.   Topics include how VoIP works, its interactions with the network, its vulnerabilities and mitigations.  Focus is on leading open source and proprietary technologies utilizing Asterisk and Cisco and the protocols SIP, H.323, RTP, MGCP, and Skinny.  Other protocols such as Nortel's UNIStim will be addressed.  As for Cisco, security pieces in the VoIP CallManager servers, Catalyst switches, IOS-based routers, and ASA firewalls, amounts to several different platforms, each with its own management interface and lockdown procedures.   Various open source tools including those in BackTrack are used for VoIP attacks.  A task list of actions for securing enterprise VoIP is carried out in hands-on labs, performed on Cisco phones, routers, switches, and ASA firewalls.

    Attendees to N-595: VoIP Security Analysis and Design will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • VoIP Architecture
    • VoIP Signaling and media protocols
    • Common VoIP authentication mechanisms
    • Common VoIP encryption techniques
    • VoIP protocol analysis with Wireshark
    • Maintaining QoS while mitigating DoS
    • VoXML, XML, and application integration security
    • Converged network security design and implementation
    • Impact of NAT and firewalls
    • SIP, H.323, and MGCP vulnerabilities
    • VPN, IPsec and SRTP to secure VoIP services
    • Penetration testing with open source tools
    • Attacks for Eavesdropping, call redirection, and DoS
    • Design of hacked firmware virtualization layer
    • Concise lockdown steps for network hardware and VoIP

    Prerequisites:

    • This is an advanced Information Security Course which requires basic Windows & UNIX competency
    • Certification or 2 years of experience in these operating systems is highly recommended
    • As well as an understanding of TCP/IP

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    AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

     

    Course Overview:

    Gain the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain the security posture, and identify and remediate vulnerabilities by using a variety of security tools. The course covers scripting and automation, virtualization, and cloud N-tier architecture.

    After completing this course, students will be able to describe specialized data classifications on Azure, Identify Azure data protection mechanisms, Implement Azure data encryption methods, Secure internet protocols and how to implement them on Azure, Describe Azure security services and features.

    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.

    Attendees to AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

    No Events

    Course Duration: 5 days

    Course Outline:

    • Identity and access
      • Configure Azure Active Directory for Azure workloads and subscriptions
      • Configure Azure AD Privileged Identity Management
      • Configure security for an Azure subscription
    • Platform Protection
      • Understand cloud security
      • Build a network
      • Secure network
      • Implement host security
      • Implement platform security
      • Implement subscription security
    • Security Operations
      • Configure security services
      • Configure security policies by using Azure Security Center
      • Manage security alerts
      • Respond to and remediate security issues
      • Create security baselines
    • Data and Applications
      • Configure security policies to manage data
      • Configure security for data infrastructure
      • Configure encryption for data at rest
      • Understand application security
      • Implement security for application lifecycle
      • Secure applications
      • Configure and manage Azure Key Vault

    Prerequisites :

        • AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
        • Students should have 1-2 years professional development experience and experience with Microsoft Azure.
        • Student must be able to program in an Azure Supported Language.

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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
    01/12/2026 - 01/16/2026
    08:00 -16:00     		TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
    04/27/2026 - 05/01/2026
    08:00 -16:00     		TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
    07/13/2026 - 07/17/2026
    08:00 -16:00     		TN-715: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
    10/05/2026 - 10/09/2026
    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

    User: keginth

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

    Facilities comments: adequate

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    TN-535: Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE)

    CCFE Core Competencies

    • Procedures and Legal Issues
    • Computer Fundamentals
    • Partitioning Schemes
    • Data Recovery
    • Windows File Systems
    • Windows Artifacts
    • Report writing (Presentation of Finding)
    • Procedures and Legal issues
    1. Knowledge of search and subjection and rules for evidence as applicable to computer forensics.
    2. Ability to explain the on-scene action taken for evidence preservation.
    3. Ability to maintain and document an environment consolidating the computer forensics.
    • Computer Fundamentals
    1. Understand BIOS
    2. Computer hardware
    3. Understanding of numbering system (Binary, hexadecimal, bits, bytes).
    4. Knowledge of sectors, clusters, files.
    5. Understanding of logical and physical files.
    6. Understanding of logical and physical drives.
    • Partitioning schemes
    1. Identification of current partitioning schemes.
    2. Understanding of primary and extended partition.
    3. Knowledge of partitioning schemes and structures and system used by it.
    4. Knowledge of GUID and its application.
    • Windows file system
    1. Understanding of concepts of files.
    2. Understanding of FAT tables, root directory, subdirectory along with how they store data.
    3. Identification, examination, analyzation of NTFS master file table.
    4. Understanding of $MFT structure and how they store data.
    5. Understanding of Standard information, Filename, and data attributes.
    • Data Recovery
    1. Ability to validate forensic hardware, software, examination procedures.
    2. Email headers understanding.
    3. Ability to generate and validate forensically sterile media.
    4. Ability to generate and validate a forensic image of media.
    5. Understand hashing and hash sets.
    6. Understand file headers.
    7. Ability to extract file metadata from common file types.
    8. Understanding of file fragmentation.
    9. Ability to extract component files from compound files.
    10. Knowledge of encrypted files and strategies for recovery.
    11. Knowledge of Internet browser artifacts.
    12. Knowledge of search strategies for examining electronic
    • Windows Artifacts
    1. Understanding the purpose and structure of component files that create the windows registry.
    2. Identify and capability to extract the relevant data from the dead registry.
    3. Understand the importance of restore points and volume shadow copy services.
    4. Knowledge of the locations of common Windows artifacts.
    5. Ability to analyze recycle bin.
    6. Ability to analyze link files.
    7. Analyzing of logs
    8. Extract and view windows logs
    9. Ability to locate, mount and examine VHD files.
    10. Understand the Windows swap and hibernation files.
    • Report Writing (Presentation of findings)
    1. Ability to conclude things strongly based on examination observations.
    2. Able to report findings using industry standard technically accurate terminologies.
    3. Ability to explain the complex things in simple and easy terms so that non-technical people can understand clearly.
    4. Be able to consider legal boundaries when undertaking a forensic examination