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:

Everyday, we access, share, manage and transfer data across companies, continents and the globe. Knowing the ins and outs of data protection requirements gives you the information you need to stay ahead of breaches-and help advance your career. CIPP/E training gives you comprehensive GDPR knowledge, perspective and understanding to ensure compliance and data protection success in Europe. With a CIPP/E and CIPM certification combined you’ll be uniquely equipped to fulfill the DPO requirements of the GDPR. Here is our CIPM + CIPP/E 4 Day GDPR Ready  

What’s Included:

  • Authorized courseware
  • Exam voucher
  • IAPP membership

**GDPR Regulation Mandated May 25, 2018**

Course Objectives:

Principles of Data Protection in Europe covers the essential pan-European and national data protection laws, as well as industry-standard best practices for corporate compliance with these laws. Those taking this course will gain an understanding of the European model for privacy enforcement, key privacy terminology and practical concepts concerning the protection of personal data and trans-border data flows.
The training is based on the body of knowledge for the IAPP’s ANSI accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) certification program.

Attendees to PP-212: CIPP/E Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe and GDPR Compliance will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction, and certification test voucher and certificate of course completion.

TechNow is a International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Partner, and utilizes official curriculum from International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

TechNow has taught security courses for over 20 years, before most certifications existed and has successfully moved students through certification programs associated with IAPP, SANS, EC-Council and ISC2. Our instructor maintains over a dozen security certifications and has been the director of a company with internationals sales and compliance.

 

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Dates/Locations:

No Events

Duration: 2 Days

Course Content:

  • Module 1: Data Protection Laws
  • Module 2: Personal Data
  • Module 3: Controllers and Processors
  • Module 4: Processing Personal Data
  • Module 5: Information Provision
  • Module 6: Data Subjects’ Rights
  • Module 7: Security of Processing
  • Module 8: Accountability
  • Module 9: International Data Transfers
  • Module 10: Supervisions and Enforcement
  • Module 11: Compliance.

 

Prerequisites: None

Target Audience:

Data Protection Officers, Data Protection Lawyers, Records Managers, Information Officers, Compliance Officers, Human Resource Officers, Anyone who uses processes and maintains personal data

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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
07/28/2025 - 08/01/2025
08:00 -16:00
CT-215: Cloud+
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
11/03/2025 - 11/07/2025
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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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:

No Events

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:

TechNow’s CCSP Certification Preparation Seminar is an accelerated course designed to meet the high demands of the information security industry by preparing students for the industry standard Certified Cloud Security Professional exam.  The exam covers (ISC)²’s 6 Domains from the Common Body of Knowledge, which encompass the whole of cloud security.

This course is an intense 5 day program.  TechNow has a proven training and certification track record that you can depend on.  CCSP test is 125 questions that typically require more comprehension than CISSP questions.   The instructor takes time to walk through scenarios that assume comprehensive knowledge of enterprise infrastructures.

Attendees to CL-315: CCSP Certification Preparation Seminar will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

The 6 domains of the CCSP CBK:

  • Architectural Concepts & Design Requirements
  • Cloud Data Security
  • Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Operations
  • Legal & Compliance

Duration: 5 days

Audience:  Mid-level to advanced professionals involved with IT architecture, web and cloud security engineering, information security, governance, risk and compliance, and even IT auditing.   CCSPs will be responsible for cloud security architecture, design, operations, and/or service orchestration.

DoD 8140:  Not Mandated

Course Prerequisites:  IT professional with 5 years of experience, 3 years of security experience, and at least 1 year of cloud security experience.  GSEC, CISSP, CASP or equivalent experience in managing enterprise infrastructures.  CCSP test is 125 questions that typically require more comprehension than CISSP questions.  This course is for those who are already qualified at the enterprise level for IT infrastructures, have Cloud experience, and are looking for a Cloud Security certification.

Course Objectives:

Domain 1: Architectural Concepts and Design Requirements

  • Module 1: Understand cloud computing concepts
  • Module 2: Describe cloud reference architecture
  • Module 3: Understand security concepts relevant to cloud computing
  • Module 4: Understand design principles of secure cloud computing
  • Module 5: Identify trusted cloud services

Domain 2: Cloud Data Security

  • Module 1: Understand Cloud Data Life Cycle
  • Module 2: Design and Implement Cloud Data Storage Architectures
  • Module 3: Understand and implement Data Discovery and Classification Technologies
  • Module 4: Design and Implement Relevant Jurisdictional Data Protection for Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
  • Module 5: Design and implement Data Rights Management
  • Module 6: Plan and Implement Data Retention, Deletion, and Archival policies
  • Module 7: Design and Implement Auditability, Traceability, and Accountability of Data Events

Domain 3: Cloud Platform Infrastructure Security

  • Module 1: Comprehend Cloud Infrastructure Comp
  • Module 2: Analyze Risks Associated to Cloud Infrastructure
  • Module 3: Design and Plan Security Controls
  • Module 4: Plans Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Management

Domain 4: Cloud Application Security

  • Module 1: Recognize Need for Training and Awareness in Application Security
  • Module 2: Understand Cloud Software Assurance and Validation
  • Module 3: Use Verified Secure Software
  • Module 4: Comprehend the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process
  • Module 5: Apply the Secure Software Development Life Cycle
  • Module 6: Comprehend the Specifics of Cloud Application Architecture
  • Module 7: Design Appropriate Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions

Domain 5: Operations

  • Module 1: Support the Planning Process for the Data Center Design
  • Module 2: Implement and Build Physical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
  • Module 3: Run Physical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
  • Module 4: Manage Physical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
  • Module 5: Build Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
  • Module 6: Run Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
  • Module 7: Manage Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment
  • Module 8: Ensure Compliance with Regulations and Controls
  • Module 9: Conduct Risk Assessment to Logical and Physical Infrastructure
  • Module 10: Understand the Collection and Preservation of Digital Evidence
  • Module 11: Manage Communications with Relevant Parties

Domain 6: Legal and Compliance

  • Module 1: Understand Legal Requirements and Unique Risks Within the Cloud Environment
  • Module 2: Understand Privacy Issues, Including Jurisdictional Variances
  • Module 3: Understand Audit Process, Methodologies, and Required Adaptions for a Cloud Environment
  • Module 4: Understand Implication of Cloud to Enterprise Risk Management
  • Module 5: Understand Outsourcing and Cloud Contract Design
  • Module 6: Execute Vendor Management

Dates/Locations: No Events

 

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