
The NSE 7 in Security Operations certification validates your ability to design, administer, monitor, and troubleshoot Fortinet security operations solutions. The certification exams cover security operations infrastructures using advanced Fortinet solutions.
We recommend this certification for cybersecurity professionals who require the expertise needed to design, manage, support, and analyze Fortinet security operations solutions.
To achieve this certification, you must hold NSE 4 FortiOS certification and either NSE 5 Security Operations or NSE 6 Security Operations certification and pass the proctored NSE 7 Security Operations exam within 2 years of the last prerequisite exam.
The awarded certification will be active for from the date of the NSE 7 Security Operations exam, or the last prerequisite exam, whichever is later.
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| Certification | Exam | Instructor Led training |
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NSE 7 Exam |
Security Operations Architect |
You will receive digital badges in the following circumstances:
You receive an exam badge each time you pass any version of an exam
For more information, see the following knowledge base article in the Fortinet Training Institute Helpdesk.
To renew your NSE 7 in Security Operations certification, complete one of the following:
Passing an NSE 7 Security Operations exam recertifies your NSE 1, NSE 2, NSE 3, NSE 4, NSE 5 Security Operations, and NSE 6 Security Operations certifications if they are still active.
Important : Renewing an NSE 7 certification requires an active NSE 4 and either NSE 5 Security Operations or NSE 6 Security Operations certification. If any of the recertification actions above are completed while the prerequisites are incomplete, the NSE 7 certification is not issued until the prerequisites are completed. In this scenario, all the prerequisites must be completed within 2 years of the NSE 7 exam. The NSE 7 certification will be issued on the date all the prerequisites are completed.
For more information, see the following knowledge base article in the Fortinet Training Institute Helpdesk.
The NSE program offers flexible delivery options:
To enrol in an on-site or virtual instructor-led training, contact our customer services team: