TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring

Course Overview:

TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring teaches students how to deploy, build, and run an NSM operation using open source software and vendor-neutral tools. No network is bullet proof and when attackers access your network, this course will show you how to build a security net to detect, contain, and control the attacker. Sensitive data can be monitored and deep packet and deep attachment analysis can be achieved. As organizations stand up a Security Operations Center (SOC) the enterprise NSM is the key ingredient to that SOC. This course not only teaches how to implement an NSM technologically, but how to effectively monitor an enterprise operationally. You will learn how to architect an NSM solution: where to deploy your NSM platforms and how to size them, stand-alone or distributed, and integration into packet analysis, interpret evidence, and integrate threat intelligence from external sources to identify sophisticated attackers. A properly implemented NSM is integral to incident response and provides the responders timely information to react to the incident. TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring is a lab intensive environment with a cyber range that gives each student in-depth knowledge and practical experience monitoring live systems to include: Cisco, Windows, Linux, IoT, and Firewalls.

Attendees to TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring class will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

This Course is taught utilizing Security Onion or RockNSM as specified by the customer.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objective:

The focus of this course is to present a suite of Open Source security products integrated into a highly functional and scalable Network Security Monitoring solution.

Prerequisites:

Students should have a basic understanding of networks, TCP/IP and standard protocols such as DNS, HTTP, etc. Some Linux knowledge/experience is recommended, but not required

Course Outline:

Network Security Monitoring (NSM) Methodology
High Bandwidth Packet Capture Challenges
Installation of Security Onion
- Use Cases (analysis, lab, stand-alone, distributed)
- Resource Requirements
Configuration
- Setup Phase I – Network Configuration
- Setup Phase 2 – Service Configuration
- Evaluation Mode vs. Configuration Mode
- Verifying Services
Security Onion Architecture
- Configuration Files and Folders
- Network Interfaces
- Docker Environment
- Security Onion Containers
Overview of Security Onion Analyst Tools
- Kibana
- CapME
- CyberChef
- Squert
- Sguil
- NetworkMiner
Quick Review of Wireshark and Packet Analysis
- Display and Capture Filters
- Analyze and Statistics Menu Options
- Analysis for Signatures
Analyzing Alerts
- Replaying Traffic
- 3 Primary Interfaces:
  - Squert
  - Sguil
  - Kibana
- Pivoting Between Interfaces
- Pivoting to Full Packet Capture
Snort and Surricata
- Rule Syntax and Construction
- Implementing Custom Rules
- Implementing Whitelists and Blacklists
Hunting
- Using Kibana to Slice and Dice Logs
- Hunting Workflow with Kibana
Bro
- Introduction and Overview
  - Architecture, Commands
- Understanding and Examining Bro Logs
  - Using AWK, sort, uniq, and bro-cut
- Working with traces/PCAPs
- Bro Scripts Overview
  - Loading and Using Scripts
- Bro Frameworks Overview
  - Bro File Analysis Framework FAF
- Using Bro scripts to carve out more than files
RockNSM ( * If Applicable)
- Kafka
  - Installation and Configuration
  - Kafka Messaging
  - Brokers
  - Integration with Bro and FSF
- File Scanning Framework FSF
  - Custom YARA Signatures
  - JSON Trees
  - Sub-Object Recursion
  - Bro and Suricata Integration
Elastic Stack
- Adding new data sources in Logstash
- Enriching data with Logstash
- Automating with Elastalert
- Building new Kibana dashboards
Production Deployment
- Advanced Setup
- Master vs Sensor
- Node Types – Master, Forward, Heavy, Storage
- Command Line Setup with sosetup.conf
- Architectural Recommendations
- Sensor Placement
- Hardening
- Administration
- Maintenance
Tuning
- Using PulledPork to Disable Rules
- BPF’s to Filter Traffic
- Spinning up Additional Snort / Suricata / Bro Workers to Handle Higher Traffic Loads

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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-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: No Events

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

VM-345: VMware Infrastructure Security: VMware Install, Configure, and Manage with Security Objectives

Course Overview:

This course explores the VMware Infrastructure and related security, which consists of VMware ESX Server & VMware Virtual Center Server. We will look at both the design environments and operational processes of the VMware Infrastructure including security. This course provides IT architects with the insight needed to tackle tough issues in server virtualization such as virtual machine technologies, storage infrastructure, and designing clustered environments with security practices included. Extensive hands-on labs provide for a rich student experience.

Hypervisors and their supporting environment require attention to security due to the aggregated risk of hosting multiple virtual servers. This course explores the security of virtualized environments. Student configure ESXi by learning to manage the security and risk between ESXi, virtual servers and security integration of ESXi to the physical network infrastructure including appropriate segregation from other sensitive networks and management networks. How to configure virtual networks when some hosts are dual or multi homed, but internally segregate between the two or more connected networks with different security levels. Appropriate integration of zero-clients and thin clients. Configuration of defensive measures on hosts, servers, hypervisors within the virtual environment and practices for those guarding it externally. Integration of Active Directory and other AAA/CIA related services relative to a virtualized environment.

Students are also walked through DoD ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG). Introduction to the impact of Intel Trusted Execution Technology integrated with ESXi to create a trusted platform for virtual machines. Additionally the instructor walks the students through NIST Special Publication 800-125A: Security Recommendations for Hypervisor Deployment on Servers, and NIST Special Publication 800-125B: Secure Virtual Network Configuration for Virtual Machine (VM) Protection.

Attendees to “VM-345: VMware Infrastructure Security: VMware Install, Configure, and Manage with Security Objectives” will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

• Virtual Infrastructure Overview
• ESX and ESXi Server Installation
• Configuration of Networking, Scalability and Security
• Storage
• Install and Configure vCenter Server and Components
• Creation, Deployment, Management, and Migration of Virtual Machines
• Utilize vCenter Server for Resource Management
• Utilize vCenter Server for Virtual Machine Access Control and User Managment
• Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
• Monitoring Your Environment
• Data & Availability Protection Troubleshooting
• Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches
• Use vCenter Server to manage vMotion, HA, DRS and data protection.

CT-425: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)

Course Overview:

This course will cover topics to ensure that students have the technical knowledge and skills required to conceptualize, design, and engineer secure solutions across complex enterprise environments. Students will be able to apply critical thinking and judgement across a broad spectrum of security disciplines to propose and implement solutions that map to enterprise drivers. This course will prepare students for the objectives covered in the CompTIA CASP+ certification exam (CAS-004).

Attendees to CT-425: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
12/16/2024 - 12/20/2024 08:00 -16:00	CT-425: CASP+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Support IT governance in the enterprise with an emphasis on managing risk
Leverage collaboration tools and technology to support enterprise security
Use research and analysis to secure the enterprise
Integrate advanced authentication and authorization techniques
Implement cryptographic techniques
Implement security controls for hosts
Implement security controls for mobile devices
Implement network security
Implement security in the systems and software development lifecycle
Integrate hosts, storage, networks, applications, virtual environments, and cloud technologies in a secure enterprise architecture
Conduct security assessments
Respond to and recover from security incidents

Prerequisites:

Completion of the following or equivalent knowledge:

CompTIA Certification: A+ Essentials

CompTIA Certification: Security+

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