Fortinet Certified Professional Cybersecurity

CERT - Occupational Certificate


This program uses Fortinet network security technologies to provide students with hands-on lab experiences, enabling them to apply their theoretical knowledge in practical settings. The curriculum covers secure networks and applications by deploying, managing, and monitoring Fortinet network security products, public cloud products, and security operations products. This practical experience helps students develop expertise in network security concepts and enhances their ability to address cybersecurity challenges. It prepares students for three professional-level credentials.

Program Purpose


The program aims to allow individuals to acquire cybersecurity skills and knowledge that are in high demand in the industry. The program focuses explicitly on Fortinet network security devices, public cloud devices, VMs, and security operations devices. The certification courses are related to the Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) professional-level certification.

Learning Outcomes


  • Deploy Fortinet products in AWS.
  • Inspect SSL/TLS-secured traffic to prevent encryption used to bypass security policies.
  • Configure security profiles to neutralize threats and misuses, including viruses, torrents, and inappropriate websites.
  • Apply port forwarding, source NAT, and destination NAT.
  • Deploy, configure, manage, and troubleshoot a FortiSOAR high-availability cluster.
  • Deploy FortiGate native active-active HA with AWS ELB.