What changed in the NSE Certification Program in October 2025?

Modified on Tue, 4 Nov at 2:39 PM

Effective October 15, 2025, the Fortinet NSE Certification program underwent the following areas of enhancement:  


  1. Reintroduced NSE 1 to 8 for exam level progression  
  2. Adjusted the NSE tracks 


The following exams have changed from certification levels or tracks.


Exam/Course Track/Level before Oct 15 2025Track/Level after Oct 15 2025
FortiClient EMS AdministratorFCP in Network Security (elective)FCSS in SASE (NSE 6 )
FortiEDR AdministratorFCP in Security Operations (elective)FCSS in SASE (NSE 6 )
SD-WAN ArchitectFCSS in Network Security (elective)FCSS in SASE (NSE 6 )
FortiMail AdministratorFCP in Public Cloud (elective)FCSS in Cloud Security (NSE 6)
FortiSOAR AdministratorFCP in Security Operations (elective)FCSS in Security Operations (NSE 6)
FortiSIEM AnalystFCP in Security Operations (elective)FCSS in Security Operations (NSE 6)
OT Security ArchitectFCSS in OT Security (core)FCSS in Secure Networking (NSE 6)



Learn more about these NSE program enhancements here.

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