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Palo Alto Networks exams
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- Exams
- 24
- Questions
- 5,991
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Certification paths
How the certifications fit together
Foundational
Cybersecurity fundamentals and portfolio awareness
- Cybersecurity ApprenticeCyberSec-ApprenticeEntry-level; validates cybersecurity concepts, networking, endpoint, cloud, and SOC fundamentals
- Cybersecurity PractitionerCyberSec-PractitionerValidates basic application of Palo Alto Networks portfolio across network, cloud, endpoint, and security operations
Professional
Role-based platform proficiency across tracks
- Network Security ProfessionalNetSec-ProRenamed from Network Security Generalist on May 30, 2025; covers Strata Cloud Manager, NGFW, SASE deployment
- Security Operations ProfessionalSecOps-ProRenamed from Security Operations Generalist on May 30, 2025; covers Cortex XDR, XSIAM, and XSOAR in SOC environments
- Cloud Security ProfessionalCloudSec-ProLaunched May 30, 2025; validates cloud security skills using Cortex Cloud platform
Specialist - Network Security
Deep expertise in firewall, SASE, and SD-WAN
- Network Security AnalystNetSec-AnalystObject configuration, policy creation, and centralized management using Strata Cloud Manager
- Next-Generation Firewall EngineerNGFW-EngineerDeployment, configuration, and management of Palo Alto Networks firewalls using PAN-OS
- Security Service Edge EngineerSSE-EngineerPrisma Access deployment, configuration, management, and troubleshooting
- SD-WAN EngineerSD-WAN-EngineerLaunched Jul 29, 2025; Prisma SD-WAN lifecycle including design, deployment, and optimization
Specialist - Security Operations
Cortex XDR, XSIAM, and XSOAR specialist skills
- XDR AnalystXDR-AnalystAlert triage, incident investigation, and threat response using Cortex XDR
- XDR EngineerXDR-EngineerCortex XDR deployment, configuration, data ingestion, detection logic, and automation
- XSIAM AnalystXSIAM-AnalystIncident investigation, alert handling, threat hunting, and XQL queries using Cortex XSIAM
- XSIAM EngineerXSIAM-EngineerCortex XSIAM deployment, data onboarding, playbook creation, and detection engineering
- XSOAR EngineerXSOAR-EngineerLaunched Jul 29, 2025; Cortex XSOAR integration, playbook creation, automation scripting, and troubleshooting
What changed
The timeline
- Jan 31, 2021
PCCSA retired
- Jan 1, 2024
PSE-SASE retired
- Jan 31, 2025
PCCET, PCNSA, PCSFE retired
- Late Jan 2025
SSE Engineer, NGFW Engineer, XSIAM Engineer released
- Mar 31, 2025
Network Security Analyst released
- Apr 30, 2025
PCDRA retired; XDR Analyst, XDR Engineer, Cloud Security Generalist released
- May 30, 2025
"Generalist" renamed to "Professional"; Cloud Security Professional released
- July 29, 2025
SD-WAN Engineer released
- July 29, 2025
XSOAR Engineer released
- Jul 31, 2025
PCNSE, PCCSE, PCSAE retired; PSE-Prisma retired
- Aug 1, 2025
All exams moved to in-person only at Pearson VUE
- October 30, 2025
First Architect tier launched with Network Security Architect
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