Fortinet certified trainers (FCTs) are certified Fortinet instructors who have demonstrated expertise and proficiency with Fortinet products and solutions combined with proven instructional training skills. Only FCTs meet the high standards required to deliver training in the Fortinet Cybersecurity certification program.
FCTs commit to fulfilling the following responsibilities:
- To deliver a high-quality learning experience of the NSE training material.
- To keep up to date with NSE training material content.
- To maintain expert-level knowledge of technology, the industry, and Fortinet products and solutions.
- To facilitate and encourage a positive learning environment.
Not surprisingly, 91% of leaders prefer to hire people with certifications.
Reference: 2024 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report
In this course, you will learn about the basics of cybersecurity and cloud. This course introduces you to cybersecurity concepts and technology, which you can then build on to explore more advanced topics related to these career paths.
This course complements what you have learned in the NSE 1 Cybersecurity and Cloud Fundamentals course. You will learn about the basics of Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). This course introduces you to Next Generation Firewall concepts and technology, which you can then build on to explore more advanced topics related to these career paths.
In this course, you will learn how to harden the security of your network by using the most common FortiGate features. Through demos and interactive simulations, you will learn how to perform basic operation tasks on FortiGate. You can then build on this knowledge by exploring more advanced topics related to these features.
In this course, you will learn how to use the most common FortiGate features. In interactive labs, you will explore firewall policies, user authentication, high availability, logging and monitoring, site-to-site IPsec VPN, FortiGate in Cloud, FortiSASE, and how to protect your network using security profiles, such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement the most common FortiGate features.
OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortios-administrator).
In this course, you will learn how to use the most common FortiGate features.
In interactive labs, you will explore firewall policies, user authentication, high availability, SSL VPN, site-to-site IPsec VPN, Fortinet Security Fabric, and how to protect your network using security profiles, such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement the most common FortiGate features.
(ISC)² CPE Training Hours: 12
(ISC)² CPE Lab Hours: 10
(ISC)² CISSP Domains: Security Operations
In this course, you will learn how to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot a secure wireless LAN using an integrated wireless solution. Using interactive labs, you will enforce your knowledge of deploying a secure wireless LAN that is centrally managed from the FortiGate wireless controller.
In this course, you will learn how to deploy and manage FortiSASE to provide secure internet access and protect access to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications for users working from on-site or remote locations. These topics will help you build a fundamental knowledge of FortiSASE basics, and learn how to enforce security policies using endpoint profiles and content inspection.
In this course, you will learn how to deploy, provision, and manage a FortiSwitch with FortiGate using FortiLink. This course also covers the deployment and troubleshooting of layer 2 and layer 3 features, as well as the most common FortiSwitch stack topologies, including those that leverage multichassis link aggregation groups (MCLAG) for redundancy and higher performance. You will also learn about FortiSwitch in standalone mode, its unique features, and how to manage a standalone switch directly or from FortiEdge Cloud.
In this course, you will learn about the basics of SD-WAN deployment scenarios using the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution. You will learn how to configure SD-WAN on FortiGate and learn how SD-WAN interacts with FortiGate routing and firewall. This fundamental understanding of SD-WAN topics will help you design, deploy, maintain, and enhance SD-WAN deployments and existing SD-WAN deployment performance.
OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortisase-core-administrator)
In this course, you will learn how to deploy and manage FortiSASE to provide secure internet access and protect access to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications for users working from on-site or remote locations. These topics will help you build a fundamental knowledge of FortiSASE basics, and learn how to enforce security policies using endpoint profiles and content inspection.
OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_secure-wireless-lan-administrator)
In this course, you will learn how to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot secure wireless LAN using an integrated wireless solution.
ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 7
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communication and Network Security
In this course, you will learn how to use all FortiAppSec Cloud modules, including Web Application Firewall, Advanced Bot Protection, Global Server Load Balancing, Client-Side Protection, and Threat Analytics. You will explore FortiAppSec Cloud Fortinet Security Fabric integrations and FortiAI. You will also learn how to monitor your web applications, protect them, and ensure their availability.
In this course, you will learn about FortiWeb deployment, configuration, and management. You will learn how to set up server objects, define security policies, and implement HA. This course covers protection against advanced threats using data validation, client-side security, and machine learning. You will also explore API security, bot mitigation, and application delivery features such as URL rewriting, single sign-on, caching, and acceleration. Additional topics include DoS prevention, logging, FortiAI integration, compliance standards (PCI DSS, OWASP), and basic troubleshooting.
In this course, you will learn how to configure and administer the most commonly used features of FortiADC. You will learn about layer 4 and layer 7 server load balancing, link load balancing, global load balancing, high availability (HA), firewall policies, advanced routing, and more. You will also learn about FortiADC web application protection features, including web application firewall (WAF) with adaptive learning, and other enhanced security features such as DDoS, IPS, and so on.
ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 8
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 9
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communication and Network Security
OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortiweb-administrator).
In this course, you will learn how to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot FortiWeb. You will learn key concepts of web application security, and configure protection and performance features. You will learn how to distribute traffic load from virtual servers to real servers, while enforcing logical parameters, inspecting flow, and securing HTTP session cookies. You will also learn how to train and configure machine learning, and how to configure API protection and bot mitigation.
ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 9
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 8
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communications and Network Security
In this course, you will gain the practical skills of a SOC analyst using FortiAnalyzer for centralized logging and analytics. You will learn how to examine and manage events, and automate threat response using event handlers and playbooks. You will also learn how to identify current and potential threats through incident analysis and outbreak reports. Finally, you will learn how to incorporate FortiAI in your workflow and generate security reports.
OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortianalyzer-analyst).
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of using FortiAnalyzer for centralized logging. You will also learn how to identify current and potential threats through log analysis. Finally, you will examine the management of events, incidents, reports, and task automation with playbooks. These skills will provide you with a solid foundation for becoming a SOC analyst in an environment using Fortinet products
ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 4
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 4
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations
In this course, you will learn how to manage FortiDLP tenant accounts and deploy FortiDLP endpoint agents to protect sensitive data across your organization. You will explore how FortiDLP provides data loss prevention (DLP), insider risk management (IRM), SaaS data security, and risk-informed user education for users working both onsite and remotely. You will also build a foundation in FortiDLP operations by configuring endpoint profiles, applying security policies, and using content inspection to monitor and control data movement.
In this course, you will learn how FortiSOAR helps organizations orchestrate and automate security operations, integrate security and network tools, and collaborate during incident handling. You will design playbooks that route decisions based on input data, automate enrichment and response actions, and support malicious indicator handling.
In this course, you will learn how to establish network baseline data and identify, analyze, and mitigate both individual and distributed DDoS attacks while maintaining service availability and network performance. This course covers the fundamental administration and operational concepts of FortiDDoS, providing a solid understanding of how to deploy, configure, and manage FortiDDoS solutions in your network environment.
In this course, you will learn how to use FortiRecon to onboard customers and add customer seed data. You will also learn how to identify and analyze an organization’s internal and external attack surface. Additionally, you will learn how to analyze security incidents that Attack Surface Management (ASM), Brand Protection (BP), and Adversary Centric Intelligence (ACI) generated. You will explore FortiRecon assets and intelligence reports, learn how to analyze them using various filters, and understand how to automate workflows using Security Orchestration and APIs.