Are the NSE exams and courses going to change?

Modified on Mon, 08 Apr 2024 at 09:49 AM

No immediate changes will happen to the content of our NSE courses and exams by the time the new certifications are launched (October 1st, 2023). However, incremental updates to courses and exams are ongoing as usual, depending on changes in the industry and to cybersecurity roles.

After October 1, all new versions of our courses and exams are going to be progressively renamed to match the designations in their respective exam badges.

Current Course and Exam Names	New Exam Badge Names
NSE 4 FortiOS (FortiGate Security + FortiGate Infrastructure)	FortiGate Administrator
NSE 5 FortiAnalyzer Analyst	FortiAnalyzer Analyst
NSE 5 FortiClient EMS	FortiClient EMS Administrator
NSE 5 FortiEDR	FortiEDR Administrator
NSE 5 FortiManager	FortiManager Administrator
NSE 5 FortiSIEM	FortiSIEM Administrator
NSE 6 FortiAnalyzer Administrator	FortiAnalyzer Administrator
NSE 6 FortiAuthenticator	FortiAuthenticator Administrator
NSE 6 FortiMail	FortiMail Administrator
NSE 6 FortiNAC	FortiNAC Administrator
NSE 6 FortiSOAR Administrator	FortiSOAR Administrator
NSE 6 FortiSwitch	FortiSwitch Administrator
NSE 6 FortiWeb	FortiWeb Administrator
NSE 6 Secure Wireless LAN	Secure Wireless LAN Administrator
NSE 6 Cloud Security for AWS	Cloud Security Administrator for AWS
NSE 6 Cloud Security for Azure	Cloud Security Administrator for Azure
NSE 7 Advanced Analytics	Advanced Analytics Architect
NSE 7 Enterprise Firewall	Enterprise Firewall Administrator
NSE 7 LAN Edge	LAN Edge Architect
NSE 7 Network Security Support Engineer	Network Security Support Engineer
NSE 7 OT Security	OT Security Architect
NSE 7 Public Cloud Security	Cloud Security Architect
NSE 7 SD-WAN	SD-WAN Architect
NSE 7 Zero Trust Access	Zero Trust Access Architect

Note that NSE 6 FortiVoice, NSE 6 FortiADC, NSE 6 FortiSandbox, NSE 7 FortiSOAR Design and Development, and NSE 7 ATP are not included in the new certification levels.

For more information about NSE program updates, see https://www.fortinet.com/nse-training/training-program-update.

For more information about transitioning from the current NSE certifications to the new certifications on October 1, 2023, see NSE Transition Policies.