Palo Alto Networks certifications validate real-world skills trusted by enterprises worldwide — and open doors to the highest-paying cybersecurity roles.
Palo Alto Networks protects 85,000+ organisations worldwide — their certifications are the gold standard for enterprise cybersecurity talent.
Certified professionals earn significantly more — 74% have greater work autonomy and 77% are better able to innovate within their roles.
A structured path from Foundational through Generalist to Specialist — each tier builds real-world platform mastery and opens new career opportunities.
Specialise in Network Security, Security Operations, or Cloud Security — follow the domain that matches your career goals and team needs.
Three certification tiers — from entry-level to expert specialist. Each tier validates progressively deeper platform mastery.
Entry point for individuals building a cybersecurity career — validates knowledge of fundamental cybersecurity and network security concepts.
Validates the knowledge and skills required to perform operations and management tasks across a Palo Alto Networks platform.
Validates deep knowledge and skills required to deploy, operate, and manage Palo Alto Networks products at an expert level across key security domains.
Filter by tier to explore certifications and find the right exam for your cybersecurity career stage.
Validates knowledge and understanding of fundamental cybersecurity concepts including network security basics, cloud security, and Security Operations Center (SOC) operations.
Validates your ability to operate and manage Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls. Ideal for network security administrators managing day-to-day firewall operations.
Validates knowledge and skills for threat detection, investigation, and remediation using Cortex XDR. Designed for SOC analysts and incident responders.
The highest-level network security certification from Palo Alto Networks — validates expert ability to design, deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the majority of NGFW implementations.
Validates knowledge and skills to deploy, configure, and manage Palo Alto Networks software firewalls including VM-Series and CN-Series in virtualised and cloud environments.
Validates skills to automate security operations using Cortex XSOAR. Covers playbook development, integrations, and end-to-end security orchestration for SOC engineers.
Validates the skills required to deploy, manage, and operate Prisma Cloud to protect cloud-native applications and infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Three security domains — each with a clear progression from foundational knowledge to specialist expertise.
PCCET → PCNSA → PCNSE → PCSFE
PCDRA → PCSAE
PCCSE (Prisma Cloud)