TN-969: Windows Security Administrator Course

Course Overview:

A skills focus enables the student to better absorb the subject matter and perform successfully on the job. This is not death by power point. The course is aligned with information assurance operators and executing hands-on labs to secure Windows systems. Lecture and labs start with quick review of Active Directory and group policy to enforce security mechanisms within the Windows architecture. Students then gain network experience and use sniffing to help exemplify the benefit of learning wired and wireless security configurations. PowerShell is made for SecOps/DevOps automation and students will learn to write PowerShell scripts to automate security operations and Desired State Configuration (DSC). The course concludes with exercising real attack strategies to demonstrate the effectives of properly securing your host.

Attendees to TN-969: Windows Security Administrator course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Active Directory and BloodHound
Security Controls
PKI
Encryption
Wireless & Network Security and Hardening DNS
802.1x and Endpoint Protection
Firewalls and VPN
PowerShell Scripting
JEA, DSC, Enterprise Security with PowerShell
Windows Attack Strategies

Prerequisites:

Security+
Windows System Administration Skills

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Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgeable and help more inexperienced users with concepts as well explaining in a way that can be understood.

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CT-245: Linux+

Course Overview:

This course will provide students with proficiency in the everyday management of Linux based clients and basic management of server system. Students will learn the knowledge and tools necessary to manage Linux systems from the command line, as well as how to manage user administration, file permissions, software configurations, and Linux based clients, server systems and security. Let us help you prepare for the CompTIA Linux+ exam (XK0-005).

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

Attendees to CT-245: Linux+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Date/Time	Event
02/03/2025 - 02/07/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
05/12/2025 - 05/16/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
08/25/2025 - 08/29/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
12/01/2025 - 12/05/2025 08:00 -16:00	CT-245: Linux+ TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Perform basic Linux tasks
Manage users and groups
Manage permissions and ownership
Manage storage
Manage files and directories
Manage kernel modules
Manage the Linux boot process
Manage system components
Manage devices
Manage networking
Manage packages and software
Secure Linux systems
Write and execute Bash shell scripts
Automate tasks
Plan and perform a Linux installation

Prerequisites:

CompTIA A + certification or equivalent experience

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User: cwbrind

Instructor comments: Great experience with Mr. Peterson, would recommend again. Highly knowledgable and approachable for any subject.

Facilities comments: The Holiday Inn was a nice location for learning despite traffic around the area.

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PA-242: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Manage Cyberthreats (EDU-231)

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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TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals

Course Overview:

TechNow Cloud Security Fundamentals addresses the loss of hands-on control of system, application, and data security in the Cloud computing environment. Security teams wrestle with the impact and liability of Cloud computing on an organization. This course enables the security team to assist in contract language and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) when utilizing Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).

Compliance and auditing are introduced with strategies for control verification and audit analysis in the CSP environment. Software as a Service (SaaS) to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and everything in between require a compliance strategy. Students will go in-depth into the architecture and infrastructure fundamentals for private, public, and hybrid clouds. Topics covered include: patch and configuration management, virtualization security, application security, and change management. Policy, risk assessment, and governance within cloud environments will be covered with recommendations for both internal policies and contract provisions to consider.

TechNow has worked worldwide enterprise infrastructures for over 20 years and has developed demos and labs to exemplify the techniques required to effectively manage security in the cloud environment.

Attendees to TN-913: Cloud Security Fundamentals will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

No Events

Course Duration: 3 days

Course Objectives:

Cloud computing introduction
Security challenges in the cloud
Infrastructure security in the cloud
Policy, risk, and governance for cloud computing
Compliance and legal considerations
Audit and assessment for the cloud
Data security in the cloud
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning (DR/BCP) in the cloud
Intrusion detection and incident response

Course Prerequisites:

GSEC, CISSP, CASP or equivalent experience in managing enterprise infrastructures
Managing or administering at least one of UNIX, Windows, Databases, networking, or security

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Instructor comments: Dave is like an encyclopedia of technical topics...what "doesn't" he have expertise in?

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L-245: Linux System Administration I

Course Overview:

In this course students will learn to install the Linux™ operating system, to administer users and software, to use vi, basic Linux security, process control, file system maintenance, backup and recovery, including some basic networking concepts. This course insures that students have the skills to configure all desktop and client side related activity.

Attendees to L-245: Linux System Administration I will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

Linux operating system installation
Hardware Issues
LILO & GRUB Configuration
Managing the Linux file system
Boot Process
Customization of setup files
System Startup
Run Levels
Network Services
User Management
Changing Passwords
Monitoring, accessing & restricting root system access
Administration Tools
Disk Management
Quotas
Process Control
Installing & removing software & patches
Network Configuration
Client side components of NFS, Samba, NTP, NIS
Printing
Backup and Recovery
Using utilities for process control, locating files & automating maintenance tasks

Prerequisites:

Students should have an understanding of all basic UNIX commands as well as variable substitution, wild card expansion, command pipes, permissions, the grep and find commands.
These prerequisites can be met through completion of TN-125: Introduction to UNIX & Linux and six month’s experience with Linux.