Fortinet Certifications
4 certs · Practice exams
FortiGate firewall, Secure SD-WAN, and network security certifications.
14
Certifications
3,500+
Questions
14
Practice Exams
Recommended Path
NSE 4 → NSE 5 → NSE 7 · FCSS SD-WAN
Expert / Professional
14 certsFortinet NSE 4 - FortiOS 7.6 Administrator
FortiGate firewall administration — the core Fortinet certification for network security engineers
FCP - FortiManager 7.4 Administrator
Master centralized FortiGate management — 200 questions for the FCP_FMG_AD-7.4 exam
Fortinet NSE 7 - Enterprise Firewall 7.6
Expert-level FortiGate enterprise deployment — HA, VDOM, ADVPN, BGP/OSPF, and Security Fabric
Fortinet FCSS - SD-WAN 7.6 Architect (FCSS_SDW-7.6-AR)
Master the Fortinet FCSS SD-WAN 7.6 Architect exam — SD-WAN members, zones and performance SLAs, SD-WAN rules and routing, FortiManager centralized deployment with SD-WAN Manager and overlay orchestration, hub-and-spoke IPsec, ADVPN, multihub/multiregion large deployments, and end-to-end SD-WAN troubleshooting on FortiOS 7.6.
Fortinet NSE 7 - Public Cloud Security 7.6.4 Architect (NSE7_CDS_AR-7.6)
Master the Fortinet NSE 7 - Public Cloud Security 7.6.4 Architect exam — deploying and protecting AWS and Microsoft Azure workloads with FortiGate-VM, FortiWeb and FortiCNAPP, HA and autoscaling designs, infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, Ansible, Azure Bicep and AWS CloudFormation, cloud network monitoring, SDN connectors, and end-to-end multi-cloud connectivity troubleshooting on FortiOS 7.6.
Fortinet NSE 7 - Security Operations 7.6 Architect (NSE7_SOC_AR-7.6)
Master the Fortinet NSE 7 - Security Operations 7.6 Architect exam — designing, deploying, and operating a Fortinet SOC with FortiSIEM 7.3 and FortiSOAR 7.6: incident analysis and MITRE ATT&CK mapping, Fortinet SOC enterprise architecture, FortiSIEM incident rules and event queries, threat hunting, FortiSOAR incident handling with queues, shifts and war rooms, and FortiSOAR playbook and connector development with Jinja.
Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiSIEM 7.4 Analyst (NSE6_FSM_AN-7.4)
Master the Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiSIEM 7.4 Analyst exam — using FortiSIEM 7.4 to search, enrich, and analyze security events: building Analytics search queries with group-by, aggregation, CMDB, lookup-table and nested-query lookups; configuring FortiEDR communication-control and security policies, FortiEDR playbooks, and Fortinet Cloud Service (FCS); building and tuning FortiSIEM analytics rules with subpatterns and aggregation; managing and tuning incidents, notification policies and remediation; and integrating machine learning (ML), user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA), and zero trust network access (ZTNA) into FortiSIEM operations.
Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiNDR Cloud 26 Analyst (NSE6_NDR_AN-26)
Master the Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiNDR Cloud 26 Analyst exam — using FortiNDR Cloud 26 to detect, search, analyze, investigate, and hunt network threats: understanding the SaaS sensor and metadata architecture; building IQL (Intelligence Query Language) searches over Flow, DNS, HTTP, SSL, SMB and DCE/RPC event metadata with fields, regex, IN and LIKE; analyzing detections by detector detail, severity and confidence and creating and tuning custom detectors; and running investigations with OSINT, VirusTotal, timelines and packet capture, integrating FortiEDR host isolation and the FortiNDR Cloud API, and performing TTP-based and ransomware threat hunting.
Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiDLP 26 Administrator (NSE6_DLP_AD-26)
Master the Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiDLP 26 Administrator exam — designing, deploying, configuring, and operating FortiDLP, Fortinet's cloud-native endpoint data loss prevention and insider-risk platform: understanding the tenant and endpoint-agent architecture and SaaS integration; creating and managing DLP policies, enforcement actions, and data-protection configurations across removable media, upload, email, and cloud channels; managing assets, nodes, and user activity; investigating events, cases, and incidents with Event Visibility and behavior analytics; detecting shadow AI; and troubleshooting agent deployment and communication using audit, debug, and performance logs.
Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiWeb 8.0 Administrator (NSE5_FWB_AD-8.0)
Master the Fortinet NSE 5 - FortiWeb 8.0 Administrator exam — deploying, configuring, and operating FortiWeb, Fortinet's web application firewall and application-delivery controller: choosing the right operating mode and building server policies, virtual servers, server pools, SSL/TLS, and high availability; protecting web applications and APIs with signatures, machine-learning anomaly detection, and bot mitigation; optimizing application delivery with load balancing, caching, rewriting, authentication offload, DoS protection, logging, and FortiAI; and running vulnerability scans while troubleshooting deployment, policy, and system issues.
Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiCNAPP 26 Analyst (FCNAPP-ANA-26)
Master the Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiCNAPP 26 Analyst exam — operating FortiCNAPP, Fortinet's cloud-native application protection platform (the rebranded Lacework platform): understanding the Polygraph Data Platform and CNAPP pillars (CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, and code security); onboarding AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts with agentless and agent-based collection; detecting cloud misconfigurations, host and container vulnerabilities, secrets, and non-compliant assets; applying shift-left security with IaC, SAST, and DAST scanning and CI/CD guardrails; analyzing attack paths and prioritizing risk; generating compliance reports; and investigating, responding to, and fine-tuning runtime threats and composite alerts using LQL.
Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiEDR 7.0 Administrator (NSE6_EDR_AD-7.0)
Master the Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiEDR 7.0 Administrator exam — deploying and operating FortiEDR, Fortinet's endpoint protection and EDR/EPP/XDR platform: understanding the Central Manager, Core, Aggregator, Collector, and Fortinet Cloud Service architecture; installing collectors and collector groups on-premises or in the cloud; configuring the security policies (Execution, Exfiltration, Ransomware, and Device Control) plus Application Control, Mobile Devices, and the eXtended Detection Policy in Simulation and Prevention modes; running Communication Control and automated-response Playbooks; classifying, investigating, and remediating security events with Forensics and Threat Hunting; integrating with FortiGate, FortiSandbox, FortiSIEM, and FortiXDR through the Security Fabric and REST API; and troubleshooting collectors, Cores, and Aggregators.
Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiMail 7.4 Administrator (NSE6_FML_AD-7.4)
Master the Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiMail 7.4 Administrator exam — deploying and operating FortiMail, Fortinet's MTA-based secure email gateway: choosing Gateway, Transparent, or Server operation mode; configuring protected domains, the built-in MTA, and the mail-processing order; building access control rules, IP policies, and recipient policies; authenticating senders with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC; stopping spam with FortiGuard AntiSpam, greylisting, DNSBL/SURBL, and impersonation analysis; blocking malware and advanced threats with antivirus, FortiSandbox, Content Disarm, and Click Protection; securing messages with TLS, S/MIME, and Identity-Based Encryption (IBE); managing quarantine and archiving; and deploying active-passive and active-active high-availability clusters.
Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiNAC-F 7.6 Administrator
Master FortiNAC-F 7.6 administration - model network infrastructure, automate access control, operate HA and FortiNAC Manager, integrate FortiGate, VPN, MDM, SNMP, and syslog, and troubleshoot endpoint visibility.
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