Course Overview:

TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 30 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to demonstrate technologies that effectively support CTI.  This course integrates well with our courses TN-575: Open Source Network Security Monitoring and TN-865: Wireshark Network Traffic and Security Analysis .

TechNow develops Cyber Ranges and makes them available for conferences in support of annual meetings for Cyber Threat Response Teams.  Developing scenarios and reacting to them appropriately is a big part of the value in understanding the contexts required to comprehend valuable CTI.   As with many advanced TechNow security courses, there is a large hands-on ratio.  This course helps Cyber Protection Teams (CPT), Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), and Mission Defense Teams (MDT) to collect, analyze and apply targeted cyber intelligence to defensive operations in order to proactively act on and tune response to attacks by cyber adversaries.  CPT, DCO, and MDT can take preemptive action by utilizing CTI, understanding CTI tools, techniques and procedures (TTPs) needed to generate and consume timely and relevant intelligence to improve resilience and prevention.

This course focuses on the collection, classification, and exploitation of knowledge about adversaries and their TTPs. .  MDT puts us close the mission and helps define the internal context to be analyzed against the CTI.  TechNow pushes the student to truly understand how to think about and use CTI to make a difference.

Attendees to TN-905: Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysis will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Course Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • Learn to comprehend and develop complex scenarios
  • Identify and create intelligence requirements through practices such as threat modeling
  • Utilize threat modeling to drive intelligence handling and practices 
  • Breakdown tactical, operational, and strategic-level threat intelligence
  • Generate threat intelligence to detect, respond to, and defeat focused and targeted threats
  • How to collect adversary information creating better value CTI
  • How to filter and qualify external sources, mitigating low integrity intelligence
  • Create Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) in formats such as YARA, OpenIOC, and STIX
  • Move security maturity past IOCs into understanding and countering the behavioral tradecraft of threats
  • Breaking down threats mapped against their tradecraft to tweak IOCs
  • Establish structured analytical techniques to be successful in any security role
  • Learn and apply structured principles in support of CTI and how to communicate that to any security role.

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    Windows Security Automation and Threat Hunting with PowerShell Seminar

    Location: 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, USA

    Date: October 10, 2018 8:00am – 4:00pm

    Duration: 8 hours

    Audience: Cyber Security professionals and Windows administrators

    Attendees Environment: Laptops not required, but suggested to have better hands-on absorption of subject matter.

    Description:
    PowerShell is both a command-line shell and scripting language. Fight fires quickly using existing or custom PowerShell commands or scripts at the shell. PowerShell is made for Security Operations (SecOps) automation on Windows. This seminar does not require prior programming skills. The seminar focuses on PowerShell programming, giving a beginner skills to be productive in windows scripting to automate tasks and also remediate problems.

    Cyber Security is the objective of this seminar, and the PowerShell examples will demonstrate PowerShell capabilities that help lock down a Windows system and also report security status.

    Objectives:

    PowerShell Overview

    • Getting started running commands
    • Security cmdlets
    • Using and updating the built-in help
    • Execution policies
    • Fun tricks with the ISE graphical editor
    • Piping .NET and COM objects, not text
    • Using properties and methods of objects
    • Helping Linux admins feel more at home
    • Aliases, cmdlets, functions, modules, etc.

    PowerShell Utilities and Tips

    • Customizing your profile script
    • PowerShell remote command execution
    • Security setting across the network
    • File copy via PowerShell remoting
    • Capturing the output of commands
    • Parsing text files and logs with regex patterns
    • Parsing Security Logs
    • Searching remote event logs
    • Mounting the registry as a drive
    • Security settings in the Registry
    • Exporting data to CSV, HTML and JSON files
    • Running scripts as scheduled jobs
    • Continued Security Compliance
    • Pushing out scripts through Group Policy
    • Importing modules and dot-sourcing functions
    • http://www.PowerShellGallery.com

    PowerShell Scripting

    • PowerShell Scripting to implement Security Practices
    • Writing your own functions to automate security status and settings
    • Passing arguments into your scripts
    • Function parameters and returning output
    • Flow control: if-then, foreach, that make security decisions
    • How to pipe data in/out of your scripts for security compliance and reporting

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    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.

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    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

    Prerequisites:

    • CCNA certification
    • Implementation of Enterprise LAN networks
    • Basic understanding of Enterprise routing and wireless connectivity
    • Basic understanding of Python scripting

     

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    Course Overview:

    AWS System Operations begins with a one day  introduction to AWS products, services, and common solutions. It provides you with fundamentals to become more proficient in identifying AWS services so that you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and get started working on AWS.

    The AWS course continues to flow with teaching those in a Systems Administrator or Developer Operations (DevOps) role how to create automatable and repeatable deployments of networks and systems on the AWS platform. The course covers the specific AWS features and tools related to configuration and deployment, as well as common techniques used throughout the industry for configuring and deploying systems.

    To continue to learn more about AWS, TechNow has the following course:

    CL-425: AWS Security Operations and Architecture 

    Attendees to CL-415: AWS System Operations will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Duration: 5 Days

    Audience:
    This course is intended for:
    • System Administrators
    • Software Developers, especially those in a Developer Operations (DevOps) role

    DoD 8140: Not Mandated

    Course Prerequisites:
    We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
    • Background in either software development or systems administration
    • Some experience with maintaining operating systems at the command line (shell scripting in Linux environments, cmd or PowerShell in Windows)
    • Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)

    Course Objectives:
    This course is designed to teach you how to:
    • Understand basic data center design concepts.
    • Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
    • Understand the foundational infrastructure services, including Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB).
    • Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
    • Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
    • Understand AWS management tools, including Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
    • Use standard AWS infrastructure features such as Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling from the command line
    • Use AWS CloudFormation and other automation technologies to produce stacks of AWS resources that can be deployed in an automated, repeatable fashion
    • Build functioning virtual private networks with Amazon VPC from the ground up using the AWS Management Console
    • Deploy Amazon EC2 instances using command line calls and troubleshoot the most common problems with instances
    • Monitor the health of Amazon EC2 instances and other AWS services
    • Manage user identity, AWS permissions, and security in the cloud
    • Manage resource consumption in an AWS account using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, tagging, and Trusted Advisor
    • Select and implement the best strategy for creating reusable Amazon EC2 instances
    • Configure a set of Amazon EC2 instances that launch behind a load balancer, with the system scaling up and down in response to demand
    • Edit and troubleshoot a basic AWS CloudFormation stack definition

    Dates/Locations:

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    Course Outline:

    Day 1

    • Introduction and History of AWS
    • AWS Infrastructure: Compute, Storage, and Networking
    • AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management
    • AWS Databases
    • AWS Management Tools

    Day 2
    • System Operations on AWS Overview
    • Networking in the Cloud
    • Computing in the Cloud
    Day 3
    • Storage and Archiving in the Cloud
    • Monitoring in the Cloud
    • Managing Resource Consumption in the Cloud
    Day 4
    • Configuration Management in the Cloud
    • Creating Scalable Deployments in the Cloud
    • Creating Automated and Repeatable Deployments
    Day 5
    Full Day Lab
    • Select the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
    • Execute steps required to provision cloud resources for selected deployment
    • Identify and implement data protection, encryption, and capacity planning
    • Implement and manage security policies, access controls, and role
    • Implement Automation

     

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    Course Overview:

    Windows Forensic Analysis is a hands-on course that covers digital forensics of the Microsoft Windows operating system.  The collection and analysis of data tracking user based activity that can be used for internal purposes or legal litigation.  TechNow has the student analyze many data images for various Windows operating systems, as current as Windows 8.1, Windows 10  in an environment that uses many Cloud technologies such as  Office365, Skydrive, Sharepoint, Exchange Online, and Windows Phone.

    This is not death by power point. The course is aligned with digital forensic investigators and executing hands-on labs. Lecture and labs walk the student through the knowledge required to truly understand the mechanics of Windows Forensic Analysis.

    Attendees to TN-909: Windows Forensic Analysis will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Windows Operating System Components
    • Core Forensic Principles
    • Live Response and Triage-Based Acquisition Techniques
    • Windows Image Mounting and Examination
    • Memory, Pagefile, Filesystems
    • Data and Metadata
    • Profiling systems and users
    • Tracking USB and BYOD
    • Log and Registry Analysis
    • User Communications
    • Email Forensics
    • Browser Forensics
    • Reporting and  Presentation

    Course Prerequisites:

    • Windows and Security Experience

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