Exam guides
Plain answers to the certification questions firewall engineers search for, checked against the vendors’ own pages.
- Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto certifications in 2026: PCNSE is retired, here’s what replaced it The role-based certifications that replaced PCNSE, which one to take first, exam fees and delivery, and the labs for each exam area.
- Fortinet Fortinet NSE in 2026: what NSE 4 means now Eight NSE levels, what NSE 4 requires, validity and renewal, the FortiOS 8.0 exam, booking, and the labs for each task.
Both guides were checked on 15 Oct 2026.