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Fortinet Certifications

Level / Link	Description
Link	The FCF certification validates that you have mastered the technical knowledge and skills that are required for any entry-level job role in cybersecurity. This curriculum will offer courses that cover today’s threat landscape and the fundamentals of cybersecurity: Introduction to cybersecurity overview What is cybersecurity? Principles of information security The threat landscape overview Threat actors Threat intelligence Attack frameworks Social Engineering Overview Social Engineering Techniques, Part A Social Engineering Techniques, Part B Insider threat Fraud, scams and influence campaigns Malware overview Malware types Malware attack vectors and methods
Link	The FCA certification validates your ability to execute high-level operation of FortiGate devices. This curriculum will offer a course that covers the fundamental operating procedures for the most common FortiGate features. Overview Configuring interfaces and routing Firewall policies Authenticating network users Inspect SSL traffic Blocking malware Control web access using web filtering Configurin the FortiGate IPS Controlling applications access Creating IPsec VPNs Configuring FortiGate SSL VPN FortiGate system maintenance and monitoring Configurint the Fortinet security fabric

Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician (PCCET)

The certification consists of 4 courses:

1. Introduction to Cybersecurity (credential link):

   • Describe the current cybersecurity landscape.

   • Identify cybersecurity threats.

   • Evaluate different malware types and cyberattack techniques.

   • Describe the relationship between vulnerabilities and exploits.

   • Identify how spamming and phishing attacks are performed.

   • Describe Wi-Fi vulnerabilities, attacks, and advanced persistent threats.

   • Explain perimeter-based Zero Trust security models.

   • Identify capabilities of the Palo Alto Networks prevention-first architecture.

2. Fundamentals of Network Security (credential link):

   • Describe basic operations of enterprise networks, common networking devices, routed and routing protocols, network types and topologies, and services such as DNS

   • Explain IP addressing, subnetting, and packet encapsulation based on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model

   • Describe network security technologies such as packet filtering, stateful inspection, application firewalls, and IDS and IPS and web content filters

   • Explain how to explore endpoint and mobile device security using technology such as personal firewalls, host-based IPS, and management features

   • Describe how to properly secure enterprise networks through PAN-OS deployment templates and migration options and DNS, URL Filtering, Threat Prevention, and WildFire® subscription services

3. Fundamentals of Cloud Security (credential link):

   • Describe cloud computing models, virtualization, hypervisors, public cloud service provider options, and private deployment options

   • Explain the development operations (DevOps) strategy that unites teams to discover and remediate issues, automate deployment, and reduce time to market

   • Describe the evolution of data centers through mixed traditional and cloud computing technologies

   • Detail how Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions help organizations embrace the concepts of cloud and mobility

   • Describe how SaaS solutions provide data classification, sharing and permission visibility, and threat detection within the application

   • Describe how the Prisma Cloud security platform detects and prevents security risks

4. Fundamentals of SOC (Security Operations Center) (credential link):

   • Coverage of the daily life of a SecOps analyst, the six elements of security operations, and how SOAR technology simplifies cybersecurity response and prevention.

   • Introducuction of endpoint protection with the Cortex XDR agent, which combines behavioral protection and AI-based analysis to stop advanced attacks.

   • Provides a high-level overview of Cortex XSOAR Threat Intelligence Management (TIM), a security solution for automating and streamlining threat intelligence processes, including native threat intelligence, data sources, incident enrichment, and threat intel reports.

   • Introduction of the products in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex platform: Cortex XSOAR, Cortex XDR, Cortex XSOAR TIM, and Cortex XSIAM.

Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity