Are new courses and exams being introduced?

Modified on Sat, 7 Mar at 10:58 AM

The following new courses and exams will be released during the first half of 2026: 

  • NSE 5 FortiADC Administrator
  • NSE 5 FortiAppSec Administrator
  • NSE 6 FortiNDR Cloud Analyst
  • NSE 6 FortiMail Workspace Administrator
  • NSE 6 FortiCNAPP Analyst
  • NSE 6 FortiDDoS Administrator
  • NSE 6 FortiDLP Administrator
  • NSE 6 FortiDeceptor Administrator
  • NSE 6 FortiRecon Analyst
  • NSE 7 Network Security Architect (exam only)
  • NSE 7 SASE Architect (exam only) 
  • NSE 8 Core Practical Exam (exam only) 
  • NSE 8 Secure Networking Practical Exam (exam only) 
  • NSE 8 Application Security Practical Exam (exam only) 
  • NSE 8 Security Operations Practical Exam (exam only) 


The following new courses and exams will be released on July 15:

  • NSE 6 FortiAnalyzer Administrator 
  • OT Security Architect 


The following courses will be released on July 15: 

  • NSE 1 – Cybersecurity and Cloud Fundamentals 
  • NSE 2 – Introduction to Next Generation Firewall


For more details about release dates for new exams and last delivery dates, see NSE Exam Release Notices - New and Discontinued Exams

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