Palo Alto Networks Exam Catalog
24 Available Exams
Palo Alto Networks Certification Pathway
A clear progression from beginner to expert.
Foundational
Cybersecurity fundamentals and portfolio awareness
Cybersecurity Apprentice
CyberSec-ApprenticeCybersecurity Practitioner
CyberSec-PractitionerProfessional
Role-based platform proficiency across tracks
Network Security Professional
NetSec-ProSecurity Operations Professional
SecOps-ProCloud Security Professional
CloudSec-ProSpecialist - Network Security
Deep expertise in firewall, SASE, and SD-WAN
Network Security Analyst
NetSec-AnalystNext-Generation Firewall Engineer
NGFW-EngineerSecurity Service Edge Engineer
SSE-EngineerSD-WAN Engineer
SD-WAN-EngineerSpecialist - Security Operations
Cortex XDR, XSIAM, and XSOAR specialist skills
XDR Analyst
XDR-AnalystXDR Engineer
XDR-EngineerXSIAM Analyst
XSIAM-AnalystXSIAM Engineer
XSIAM-EngineerXSOAR Engineer
XSOAR-EngineerRecent Changes
The perfect Fit for all professionals
Network Security Engineers
Firewall administrators, network engineers, and SASE architects who deploy, configure, and manage Palo Alto Networks NGFWs, Prisma Access, and SD-WAN environments. Certifications like NetSec-Pro, NGFW-Engineer, SSE-Engineer, and SD-WAN-Engineer validate hands-on platform expertise.
SOC Analysts & Incident Responders
Security operations professionals who triage alerts, investigate incidents, and perform threat hunting using Cortex XDR and XSIAM. The XDR-Analyst, XSIAM-Analyst, and SecOps-Pro certifications validate real-world SOC skills from detection through remediation.
Security Automation Engineers
Engineers who build playbooks, integrate security tools, and automate incident response workflows using Cortex XSOAR and XSIAM. The XSOAR-Engineer, XSIAM-Engineer, and XDR-Engineer certifications prove ability to design and deploy automated security operations at scale.
Cloud Security Professionals
Cloud architects and security engineers responsible for securing multi-cloud environments using the Cortex Cloud platform and Prisma suite. The CloudSec-Pro certification validates skills in cloud-native security posture management, workload protection, and compliance.
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