Here are the General Unix course offerings:
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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TechNow provides an array of courses to meet our customer's requirements. Courses that do not fit into our major course categories and custom or specialized courses appear here.
Here are courses about specilaized Software or Hardware:
- CL-218: Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure and Operations Bootcamp
- IT-113: IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4 – Foundations Course
- N-495: Voice-over IP (VoIP) Foundations
- PA-212: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Configure Extended Features (EDU-205)
- PA-213: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Install, Configure, and Manage (EDU-201)
- PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack
- PA-222: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Essentials
- PA-232: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Manage Multiple Firewalls (EDU-221)
- PA-243: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Debug and Troubleshoot (EDU-311)
- RH-345: Red Hat JBoss Application Administration I
- TN-102: Writing Effective Requirements
- TN-205: A+ Skills Class
- TN-225: Network+ Skills Class
- TN-245: Telecommunications Fundamentals
- TN-395: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
- TN-430: Elasticsearch Engineer (ELK)
- TN-801: Windows for Security Professionals
- TN-865: Wireshark Network Traffic and Security Analysis
- TN-905: Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysis
- TN-911: Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analysis and 800-172 Seminar
- TN-963: Windows Security Automation with PowerShell
- VM-315: VMware Infrastructure: Install, Configure, and Manage
- VM-325: VMware View: Install, Configure and Manage
Course Overview: PA-242: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Manage Cyberthreats (EDU-231) Training Class is a two-day course that teaches students strategies in defense against cyberthreats. Successful completion of this course enables administrators to better understand the threat landscape. This is not a virtualized theoretical course. This is hands-on, real world instruction, directly relevant to the DoD and Commercial implementations of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
Each student is issued a physical Palo Alto firewall and a Cisco layer 3 switch at their desk. Real hardware per student for real experience and real skill development. TechNow provides a very comprehensive client infrastructure that includes Windows, Linux, and multiple packet sniffer agents.
The instructor for this course has been a lead in Unix kernel development to implement firewall and intrusion detection technologies. Additionally, the instructor has taught several security appliance products and carries several SANS, ISC2, ISACA, Cisco, Unix, and Windows certifications.
Attendees to the PA-242: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Manaage Cyberthreats (EDU-231) Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
No Events
Duration: 2 days
Course Objectives: Students attending this training course will gain an understanding of cyberthreats and their characteristics. Students will learn how to manage cyberthreats using security policies, profiles, and signatures to protect their network against emerging threats.
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Prerequisites:
- Students must complete the PA-213: Install, Configure, and Manage course
- Understanding of network concepts, including routing, switching, and IP addressing
- In-depth knowledge of port-based security and security technologies such as IPS, proxy, and content filtering
This course is in no way associated with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
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Course Overview:
Linux System Administration II course is for experienced administrators ready for advanced administration topics. This course provides students with hands-on experience working with more complex and integrated administration concepts, and builds upon the Part 1 course. Students will be instructed in essential local Red Hat system administration skills including: Logical Volumes, Raid Management, and System Logging, SELinux and Virtual Machines. The Linux System Administration II course will get you started in understanding network administration topics, including monitoring, routing, Firewall with iptables, and servers such as NFS, SAMBA, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, DHCP, and Kickstart.
Attendees to RH-295: Linux System Administration II will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
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03/09/2026 - 03/13/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
RH-295: Linux System Administration II TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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06/08/2026 - 06/12/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
RH-295: Linux System Administration II TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
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09/21/2026 - 09/25/2026 08:00 -16:00 |
RH-295: Linux System Administration II TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX |
Duration: 5 days
Course Objectives:
- Managing Logical Volumes and RAID
- Network Routing, Filtering and Monitoring
- Configuring File Sharing Across Platforms
- Configuring Internet Services
- Configuring Security
- Configuring System Messaging
- Using Name Services
- Configuring Name Service Clients
- Configuring Kickstart
- Virtualization with KVM
- Troubleshooting Boot Process
Prerequisites:
- RH-245: Linux System Administration I or equivalent knowledge plus six months experience as a system administrator or one year or more administrating the Red Hat operating system.
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