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Course Overview:

PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack Training Class is a five-day course that teaches students to configure and manage the entire line of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. Through hands-on training, students learn high end skills of how to integrate Palo Alto next-generation firewalls into their network infrastructure.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.

This course sets up the foundation for the two day course PA-222: Palo Alto Networks Panorama Essentials.

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, Cisco, Unix, and Windows certifications.

Attendees to the PA-215:  Palo Alto Firewall Essentials FastTrack Training Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Duration 5 days

Course Objectives:  

Students attending this foundational-level training course will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to configure and manage their Palo Alto Networks firewall, including hands-on experience in configuring the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of the Palo Alto Networks Operating System (PAN-OS).  

  • Day 1
    • Module 0 – Introduction & Overview
    • Module 1 – Administration & Management
      • Configuration Management
      • PAN-OS & Software Updates
      • Service Route Configuration
      • Log Forwarding
      • GUI, CLI, and API
    • Module 2 – Interface Configuration
      • L2 & L3
      • Vwire
      • Tap
      • Interface Management in Security Zones
      • VLANs
      • QoS
  • Day 2
    • Module 3 – Layer 3 Configuration
      • L3 Configuration and DHCP
      • NAT
      • DNS Proxy
      • Policy Based Forwarding in
      • Introduction to IPv6
    • Module 4 – App-ID
      • App-ID Process
      • Policy Administration
    • Module 5 – Content-ID
      • Antivirus
      • Anti-spyware
      • Vulnerability
      • URL Filtering
      • File Blocking and Wildfire
      • Data Filtering
      • DoS Protection
      • Botnet
  • Day 3
    • Module 6 – VM Firewall
      • Downlaod VM Template
      • Configure ESXi
      • Configure VM
    • Module 7 – Decryption
      • SSL Inbound and Outbound
    • Module 8 – Custom Signatures
      • Defining New Application Signatures
      • Application Override
      • Custom Threat ID
  • Day 4
    • Module 9 – User-ID
      • User-ID Agent
      • Terminal Server Agent
      • XML API
      • Captive Portal
    • Module 10 – VPN and GlobalProtect
      • Psec Tunnels
      • GlobalProtect
      • Agent
      • Portal
      • Gateway
      • HIP
  • Day 5
    • Module 11 – High Availability
      • Active/Passive
      • Active/Active
    • Module 12 – Panorama
      • Device Groups & Objects
      • Shared Policy
      • Configuration Management
      • Reporting

Prerequisites:

This course is in no way associated with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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TN-865: Wireshark Network Traffic and Security Analysis

Course Overview:

This course delivers the technical knowledge, insight, and hands-on training to receive in-depth knowledge on Wireshark® and TCP/IP communications analysis. You will learn to use Wireshark to identify the most common causes of performance problems in TCP/IP communications. You will learn about the underlying theory of TCP/IP and the most used application protocols, so that you can intelligently examine network traffic for performance issues or possible Indicators of Compromise (IoC).

Duration: 5 Days

Audience:

Anyone interested in learning to troubleshoot and optimize TCP/IP networks and analyze network traffic with Wireshark, especially network engineers, information technology specialists, and security analysts.

Course Prerequisites:

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisite:
• Network+

Dates/Locations:

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Course Outline:

DAY ONE

Course Set Up and Analyzer Testing

Network Analysis Overview
Wireshark Functionality Overview
Capturing Wired and Wireless Traffic
Define Global and Personal Preferences for Faster Analysis
Defined Time Values and Interpret Summaries
Interpret Basic Trace File Statistics to Identify Trends
Create and Apply Display Filters for Efficient Analysis

DAY TWO

Follow Streams and Reassemble Data
Use Wireshark’s Expert System to Identify Anomalies
TCP/IP Analysis Overview
Analyze Common TCP/IP Traffic Patterns

DAY THREE

Graph I/O Rates and TCP Trends
802.11 (WLAN) Analysis Fundamentals
Voice over IP (VoIP) Analysis Fundamentals
Network Forensics Fundamentals

DAY FOUR

Detect Scanning and Discovery Processes
Analyze Suspect Traffic

DAY FIVE

Use Command‐Line Tools

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    The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification program is developed specifically for experienced information security managers & those who have information security management responsibilities. The CISM certification is for the individual who manages, designs, oversees and/or assesses an enterprise’s information security (IS). The CISM certification promotes international practices & provides executive management with assurance that those earning the designation have the required experience & knowledge to provide effective security management & consulting services. Individuals earning the CISM certification become part of an elite peer network, attaining a one-of-a-kind credential. The CISM job practice also defines a global job description for the information security manager & a method to measure existing staff or compare prospective new hires.

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    02/23/2026 - 02/27/2026
    08:00 -16:00     		TN-825: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Seminar
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
    08/17/2026 - 08/21/2026
    08:00 -16:00     		TN-825: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Seminar
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
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    08:00 -16:00     		TN-825: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Seminar
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Information Security Governance (24%)
    • Establish and/or maintain an information security governance framework and supporting processes to ensure that the information security strategy is aligned with organizational goals and objectives
    • Information Risk Management (30%)
    • Manage information risk to an acceptable level based on risk appetite to meet organizational goals and objectives
    • Information Security Program Development and Management (27%)
    • Develop and maintain an information security program that identifies, manages and protects the organization’s assets while aligning to information security strategy and business goals, thereby supporting an effective security posture
    • Information Security Incident Management (19%)
    • Plan, establish and manage the capability to detect, investigate, respond to and recover from information security incidents to minimize business impact

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    A minimum of five years of information security work experience, with a minimum of three years of information security management work experience in three or more of the job practice analysis areas.

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