Course Overview:

CT-205: A+ Certification Course provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable them to install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot and repair personal computer systems.  The A+ curriculum is excellent preparation for almost any computer related career or position.  This course lays the foundation for further study in networking and programming.  Designed for the new computer professional who has support knowledge of PC hardware, but needs to expand upon that knowledge.

Attendees to CT-205: A+ Certification Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Identifying, Adding & Removing System Components
  • Installation, Configuring & System Optimization
  • Diagnosing & Troubleshooting Problems
  • Power Protection & Safety Procedures
  • Motherboards, Processors & Memory
  • Printers
  • Basic Networking
  • Operating System Fundamentals
  • Installation, Configuration & Upgrade
  • Diagnosing & Troubleshooting
  • Networks

Prerequisites:

  • None

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Instructor comments: Very knowledgeable, very engaging.


User: jstuke12

Instructor comments: Instructor was wonderful, Tim explained all questions fully and was a pleasure to learn from.

Facilities comments: Facilities were outstanding.


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Welcome to TechNow! The Leader in Information Security Training & Computer Training.

The world of information security and computer training is ever changing.  The techniques and systems continue to evolve and we must stay current and diligent.  To do this, you can count on TechNow®…the leader in cybersecurity training and computer system training.

TechNow® has been training the leaders in the computer community for many years.  We provide training for students in a number of areas.  Our cybersecurity trainings include popular courses like D0D 8140, Security , CISM, CISSP, CEH,CCNA, and more.  With over 34 years of experience, we’re able to provide you with unmatched training and certification programs.

TechNow also provides a variety of other popular trainings for the computer professional including Cisco, EC-Council, CompTIA, Unix/Linux and more.

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    Course Overview:

    This course provides security professionals with the skills and knowledge to perform vulnerability and compliance scanning of supported operating systems, devices, and applications. Students will construct custom scan policies for topology discovery, network vulnerability detection, credentialed patch audits, and compliance benchmarks, and discuss the underlying technologies utilized by the Nessus scanner.

    This course provides students with the necessary information to prepare for the Tenable Certified Nessus Auditor (TCNA) exam.

    Date/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Introduction to Nessus and Vulnerability Scanning
    • Nessus Installation and Administration
    • Basic Nessus Scan Operation
    • Nessus Scan Configuration and Policy Creation
    • Vulnerability Analysis and Reporting with Nessus
    • Advanced Scan Configuration and Policy Creation
    • Introduction to Compliance and Auditing
    • Nessus Auditing Features
    • Windows System Auditing
    • Unix System Auditing
    • Cisco IOS Auditing
    • Nessus Database Auditing
    • Nessus Content Auditing
    • Auditing to Industry Guidelines
    • Auditing to Federal Guidelines

    Prerequisites:

    Students should possess a basic understanding of TCP/IP networking, operating systems security, and common client/server applications.

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    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.

    Day 1

    • Mod 1: Threat Landscape
      • Advanced Persistent
      • Threats
      • Data Breaches and Tactics
      • Threat Management
      • Strategies
    • Mod 2: Integrated
      • Approach to Threat
      • Protection
      • Integrated Approach to
      • Protection
      • Next-Generation Firewall
      • Advanced Endpoint
      • Protection
    • Mod 3: Network Visibility
      • Zero Trust Model
      • SSL Decryption
      • Decryption Policy
    • Mod 4: Reducing the Attack
      • Surf
      • ection

     

    Day 2

    • Mod 5: Handling Known
      • Threats
      • WildFire Analysis
      • Security Profiles
    • Mod 6: Handling Unknown
      • Traffic and Zero-Day Exploits
      • WildFire
      • Researching Threat Events
      • Identifying Unknown
      • Applications
    • Mod 7: Investigating
      • Breaches
      • Identify IOCs Using
      • App-Scope
      • Log Correlation
      • Finding Infected Host
    • Mod 8: Using Custom
      • Signatures
      • Creating Custom App-IDs
      • Threat Signatures

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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:

    TN-225: Network+ Skills Class is a five-day course that teaches students the fundamentals of networking. Through hands-on training, students learn the vendor-independent networking skills & concepts that affect all aspects of networking, such as installing & configuring the TCP/IP client. 

    Attendees to the TN-225: Network+ Skills Class will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Please Note:  This course is designed with a focus on skills and is not a preparation course for certification.

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Introduction Defining Networking
    • Building a Network with OSI
    • Hardware Concepts
    • Ethernet Basics
    • Modern Ethernet
    • Non-Ethernet Networks
    • Installing a Physical Network
    • Wireless Networking
    • Protocols
    • TCP/IP
    • Network Operating Systems
    • Sharing Resources
    • Going Large with TCP/IP
    • TCP/IP & the Internet
    • Remote Connectivity
    • Protecting Your Network
    • Interconnecting Network Operating Systems
    • The Perfect Server
    • Zen & the Art of Network Support

    Prerequisites:

    Comments

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    User: dsm

    Instructor comments: great presentation

    Facilities comments: too cold


    User: fillyok

    Instructor comments: He has an excellent way of explaining things on the level that anyone can understand easily. I wasn't looking forward to this class at all but I'm really glad I attended now. I have a much clearer understanding of networking fundamentals that I never would've received via CBTs. I'd heard really good things about Tim Burkard's teaching skills and now I know they're true. I wouldn't mind taking other classes that he teaches,

    Facilities comments: The facilities are really nice and there weren't any problems as far as I could tell. The hotel staff is very nice.


     

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