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
01/05/2026 - 01/09/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-215: Cloud+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
04/06/2026 - 04/10/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-215: Cloud+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
07/27/2026 - 07/31/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-215: Cloud+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
10/19/2026 - 10/23/2026 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-8155: HCISPP Preparation Seminar

Course Overview:

The HCISPP is the only certification that combines cybersecurity skills with privacy best practices and techniques. It demonstrates you have the knowledge and ability to implement, manage, and assess security and privacy controls to protect healthcare organizations using policies and procedures established by the cybersecurity experts at (ISC)2. TechNows HCISPP Certification Boot Camp is a comprehensive review of Healthcare cybersecurity with privacy best practices & industry best practices.

Attendees to TN-8155: HCISPP Certification Preparation Seminar will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction..

Date/Locations:

No Events

Course Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Strategically focus your preparation for HCISPP Certification
Cover a broad spectrum of topics in the 7 domains of the HCISPP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
Gain knowledge on the Healthcare industry including third party relationships and health data management concepts
Identify applicable regulations, compliance frameworks, privacy principles and policies to protect information security
Develop risk management methodology and identify control assessment procedures

Audience:

The HCISPP certification is ideal for security professionals responsible for safeguarding protected health information (PHI). Take this HCISPP training course to prepare to manage and implement security controls for healthcare information. HCISPPs are instrumental to a variety of job functions: Compliance Officer, Information Security Manager, Privacy Officer, Compliance Auditor, Risk Analyst, Medical Records Supervisor, IT Manager, Privacy & Security Consultants, and Health Information Manager.

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CT-325: Security+

Course Overview:

The CT-325: Security+ (SY0-701) class is the primary class you will need to take if your job responsibilities include securing network services, network devices, and network traffic. It will also help you prepare for the CompTIA Security+ examination (exam number SY0-701). In the CT-325: Security+ class you’ll build on your knowledge and professional experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and networks as you acquire the specific skills required to implement basic security services on any type of computer network. Let us help you prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam (SY0-701).

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

Attendees to CT-325: Security+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and TechNow expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
12/15/2025 - 12/19/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
02/09/2026 - 02/13/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-325: Security+ TechNow – San Antonio, TX, San Antonio TX
04/13/2026 - 04/17/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
07/06/2026 - 07/10/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
09/21/2026 - 09/25/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
11/16/2026 - 11/20/2026 08:00 -16:00	CT-325: Security+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Compare and contrast attacks
Compare and contrast security controls
Use security assessment tools
Explain basic cryptography concepts
Implement a public key infrastructure
Implement identity and access management controls
Manage access services and accounts
Implement a secure network architecture
Install and configure security appliances
Install and configure wireless and physical access security
Deploy secure host, mobile, and embedded systems
Implement secure network access protocols
Implement secure network applications
Explain risk management and disaster recovery concepts
Describe secure application development concepts
Explain organizational security concepts

Prerequisites:

CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, or equivalent knowledge.
Windows 7/8/10 and Server 2008/2012/2016 experience required.
Six to nine months experience in networking, including experience in configuring & managing TCP/IP.

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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

Knowledge of search and subjection and rules for evidence as applicable to computer forensics.
Ability to explain the on-scene action taken for evidence preservation.
Ability to maintain and document an environment consolidating the computer forensics.

Computer Fundamentals

Understand BIOS
Computer hardware
Understanding of numbering system (Binary, hexadecimal, bits, bytes).
Knowledge of sectors, clusters, files.
Understanding of logical and physical files.
Understanding of logical and physical drives.

Partitioning schemes

Identification of current partitioning schemes.
Understanding of primary and extended partition.
Knowledge of partitioning schemes and structures and system used by it.
Knowledge of GUID and its application.

Windows file system

Understanding of concepts of files.
Understanding of FAT tables, root directory, subdirectory along with how they store data.
Identification, examination, analyzation of NTFS master file table.
Understanding of $MFT structure and how they store data.
Understanding of Standard information, Filename, and data attributes.

Data Recovery

Ability to validate forensic hardware, software, examination procedures.
Email headers understanding.
Ability to generate and validate forensically sterile media.
Ability to generate and validate a forensic image of media.
Understand hashing and hash sets.
Understand file headers.
Ability to extract file metadata from common file types.
Understanding of file fragmentation.
Ability to extract component files from compound files.
Knowledge of encrypted files and strategies for recovery.
Knowledge of Internet browser artifacts.
Knowledge of search strategies for examining electronic

Windows Artifacts

Understanding the purpose and structure of component files that create the windows registry.
Identify and capability to extract the relevant data from the dead registry.
Understand the importance of restore points and volume shadow copy services.
Knowledge of the locations of common Windows artifacts.
Ability to analyze recycle bin.
Ability to analyze link files.
Analyzing of logs
Extract and view windows logs
Ability to locate, mount and examine VHD files.
Understand the Windows swap and hibernation files.

Report Writing (Presentation of findings)

Ability to conclude things strongly based on examination observations.
Able to report findings using industry standard technically accurate terminologies.
Ability to explain the complex things in simple and easy terms so that non-technical people can understand clearly.
Be able to consider legal boundaries when undertaking a forensic examination

N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)

Course Overview:

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) course gives you the knowledge and skills needed to configure, troubleshoot, and manage enterprise wired and wireless networks. You’ll also learn to implement security principles, implement automation and programmability within an enterprise network, and how to overlay network design by using SD-Access and SD-WAN solutions.

Attendees to N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) will receive TechNow approved course materials, expert instruction, and prepare you to take the 350-401 Implementing Cisco® Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) exam.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
03/09/2026 - 03/13/2026 08:00 -16:00	N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
06/29/2026 - 07/03/2026 08:00 -16:00	N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
10/05/2026 - 10/09/2026 08:00 -16:00	N-415: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Illustrate the hierarchical network design model and architecture using the access, distribution, and core layers
Compare and contrast the various hardware and software switching mechanisms and operation, while defining the Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) and Content Addressable Memory (CAM), along with process switching, fast switching, and Cisco Express Forwarding concepts
Troubleshoot Layer 2 connectivity using VLANs and trunking
Implementation of redundant switched networks using Spanning Tree Protocol
Troubleshooting link aggregation using Etherchannel
Describe the features, metrics, and path selection concepts of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Implementation and optimization of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 and OSPFv3, including adjacencies, packet types, and areas, summarization, and route filtering for IPv4 and IPv6
Implementing External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP) interdomain routing, path selection, and single and dual-homed networking
Implementing network redundancy using protocols including Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Implementing internet connectivity within Enterprise using static and dynamic Network Address Translation (NAT)
Describe the virtualization technology of servers, switches, and the various network devices and components
Implementing overlay technologies such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), VPN, and Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP)
Describe the components and concepts of wireless networking including Radio Frequency (RF) and antenna characteristics, and define the specific wireless standards
Describe the various wireless deployment models available, include autonomous Access Point (AP) deployments and cloud-based designs within the centralized Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) architecture
Describe wireless roaming and location services
Describe how APs communicate with WLCs to obtain software, configurations, and centralized management
Configure and verify Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), WebAuth, and Pre-Shared Key (PSK) wireless client authentication on a WLC
Troubleshoot wireless client connectivity issues using various available tools
Troubleshooting Enterprise networks using services such as Network Time Protocol (NTP), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs), NetFlow, and Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager
Explain the use of available network analysis and troubleshooting tools, which include show and debug commands, as well as best practices in troubleshooting
Configure secure administrative access for Cisco IOS devices using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) access, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Access Control List (ACL), and Secure Shell (SSH), and explore device hardening concepts to secure devices from less secure applications, such as Telnet and HTTP
Implement scalable administration using Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and the local database, while exploring the features and benefits
Describe the enterprise network security architecture, including the purpose and function of VPNs, content security, logging, endpoint security, personal firewalls, and other security features
Explain the purpose, function, features, and workflow of Cisco DNA Center™ Assurance for Intent-Based Networking, for network visibility, proactive monitoring, and application experience
Describe the components and features of the Cisco SD-Access solution, including the nodes, fabric control plane, and data plane, while illustrating the purpose and function of the Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) gateways
Define the components and features of Cisco SD-WAN solutions, including the orchestration plane, management plane, control plane, and data plane
Describe the concepts, purpose, and features of multicast protocols, including Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v2/v3, Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) dense mode/sparse mode, and rendezvous points
Describe the concepts and features of Quality of Service (QoS), and describe the need within the enterprise network
Explain basic Python components and conditionals with script writing and analysis
Describe network programmability protocols such as Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) and RESTCONF
Describe APIs in Cisco DNA Center and vManage