This course offers a sample exam to help you prepare for Fortinet's NSE 8 Written Exam (FortiOS 7.x); part of the NSE certification program.

The NSE 8 proctored written exam is available at Pearson VUE testing sites worldwide: http://pearsonvue.com/fortinet/

See the NSE 8 Cybersecurity Expert certification page for more information.

Updated: January 14th, 2023

In this course, you will learn how to secure your operational technology (OT) infrastructure using Fortinet solutions. You will learn how to design, deploy, administer, and monitor FortiGate, FortiNAC, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiSIEM devices to secure OT infrastructures. These skills will provide you with a solid understanding of how to design, implement, and operate an OT security solution based on Fortinet products.

Updated: January 15th, 2026

On-demand labs provide an opportunity to apply what you've learned through interactive, hands-on activities in a simulated environment. These labs are designed to reinforce key concepts and build practical skills at your own pace.

ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 10
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Communication and Network Security

Updated: January 15th, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to use FortiAuthenticator for secure authentication and identity management. You will learn how toconfigure and deploy FortiAuthenticator, use FortiAuthenticator for certificate management and two-factor authentication, authenticate users using LDAP and RADIUS servers, and explore SAML single sign- on (SSO) options on FortiAuthenticator.

Updated: May 22nd, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to use FortiCNAPP features, including cloud posture management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance reporting. You will explore FortiCNAPP integrations, policies, and automation workflows. You will also learn how to monitor your cloud environment, remediate misconfigurations, and protect workloads and applications using capabilities, such as attack path analysis, infrastructure as code (IaC) scanning, and runtime security

Updated: December 3rd, 2025

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortiddos-administrator).

In this course, you will learn how to form network baseline data, and how to recognize and mitigate individual and distributed denial of service attacks while preserving service and network performance. 

(ISC)² CPE Training Hours: 6
(ISC)² CPE Lab Hours: 4
(ISC)² CISSP Domains: Communication and Network Security

Updated: July 17th, 2022

OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortideceptor-administrator)

In this course, you will learn how to deceive, expose, and eliminate threats early in the attack kill chain using FortiDeceptor. FortiDeceptor lures attackers into revealing themselves by engaging with a range of deception assets distributed throughout the network environment. 

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 3
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 3
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: July 2nd, 2024

In this advanced, hands-on course, you will learn about the key features of session-aware load balancing cluster (SLBC) and the FortiGate chassis. Topics include product architecture, as well as system configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 8
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations
Updated: February 21st, 2024
OLDER VERSION of course. Newer version available (https://training.fortinet.com/local/staticpage/view.php?page=library_fortigate-chassis-administrator).

In this interactive course, you will learn about the key features of session-aware load balance cluster (SLBC) and the FortiGate 7000 chassis-based firewall series. Topics include product architecture, as well as system configuration, troubleshooting, and monitoring.

(ISC)² CPE Hours: 9.25
(ISC)² CISSP Domains: Security Operations
Updated: July 17th, 2020
In this course, you will learn how to administer, manage, and troubleshoot an on-premises FortiNDR deployment. You will explore different use cases and discover the various source feeds of FortiNDR. You will learn how it integrates within the Fortinet Security Fabric and collaborates with other products to enhance malware detection and enforce automatic response. You will also explore the various features on FortiNDR that provide administrators with a broad picture of the detected anomalies and aids with forensic analysis.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 4
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 4
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations
Updated: April 8th, 2024

In this self-paced course, you will learn about the essentials of data communication and the basic functions of computer networking.

Updated: January 29th, 2023

In this module, you will learn about VLANs and VLAN tagging.

Updated: January 30th, 2023

In this module, you will learn about common WAN technologies and key differences between private and public WANs.

Updated: January 30th, 2023

In this module, you will learn key LAN, WLAN, and WAN concepts.

Updated: January 30th, 2022

In this module, you will learn how devices, such as bridges, switches, routers, repeaters, hubs, and collision and broadcast domains, operate at the different network layers.

Updated: January 30th, 2023

In this module, you will learn about the OSI reference model, also known as the seven layer model, and the operations and functions that occur within each layer.

Updated: January 30th, 2023

In this module, you will learn about internet layer protocols that are within the TCP/IP model, such as IPv4 and IPv6.

Updated: January 30th, 2023

In this module, you will learn about the TCP/IP protocol stack and the fundamentals of the transport layer.

Updated: January 30th, 2023

In this module, you will learn about basic virtualization and cloud concepts.

Updated: January 30th, 2023

In this course, you will learn how to use FortiPAM to manage and secure privileged account credentials, along with their access to sensitive systems and data within an organization. The fundamental topics covered in this course will provide you with a solid understanding of FortiPAM.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 5
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 5
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Updated: May 16th, 2025

In this course, you will learn how to use FortiProxy features, including policy types, content analysis, and security profiles. You will also explore FortiProxy policies, deployment, user authentication, high availability, monitoring, and how to protect your web traffic using content inspection, such as DLP, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and logging.

Updated: February 20th, 2026

In this course, you will learn how to protect your organization and improve its security against advanced threats that bypass traditional security controls. You will learn about how FortiSandbox detects advanced threats. You will also learn about how FortiSandbox dynamically generates local threat intelligence, and how other advanced threat protection (ATP) components leverage this threat intelligence information to protect organizations from advanced threats.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 7
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 6
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: March 10th, 2025

In this course, you will learn about FortiSIEM initial configurations and architecture, and the discovery of devices on the network. You will also learn how to collect performance information and aggregate it with syslog data to enrich the overall view of the health of your environment, use the configuration database to greatly facilitate compliance audits, and integrate FortiSIEM into your network awareness infrastructure.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 7
ISC2 CPE Lab Hours: 8
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: January 15th, 2025

In this course, you will learn how to create custom parsers to extend the integration capability of FortiSIEM to a wider range of devices and custom applications. You will learn how parsers recognize the type of device or application that sent the data extract and save key information from the log, and map the device type and log information to an event type.

ISC2 CPE Training Hours: 4
ISC2 CISSP Domains: Security Operations

Updated: June 6th, 2022

In this course, you will learn about FortiSOAR architecture, and how to deploy, configure, manage, operate, and monitor FortiSOAR in a multitenant SOC environment. You will learn about various system customization options, high-availability (HA) deployment, security management using role-based access control (RBAC), and various system monitoring tools.

Updated: April 14th, 2026