Free Cybersecurity Training
Advanced training for security professionals.
Technical training for IT professionals.
Awareness training for teleworkers.
Building a Cybersecurity Workforce for Free
Cybersecurity professionals, IT professionals and teleworkers can take advantage of Fortinet’s complete self-paced curriculum of cybersecurity training courses at no cost. Courses cover everything from basic cybersecurity awareness training to advanced training on security-driven networking, dynamic cloud security, AI-driven security operations and zero-trust network access.
Free Advanced Training for Security Professionals
Free Technical Training for IT Professionals
Free Awareness Training for Teleworkers
Free Advanced Training for Security Professionals
The no-cost curriculum includes all courses to support security-driven networking, dynamic cloud security, AI-driven security operations and zero-trust network access. Completion of these courses will help cybersecurity professionals defend their networks against the widest range of ever changing threats.
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Labs for these courses will be pre-recorded and available for on-demand viewing. Recorded lab demos will be supplemented with regularly scheduled live sessions with Fortinet Certified Trainers who will demo labs and conduct Q&A sessions.
If required, hands-on labs can be purchased for a small cost.
For those interested in training options beyond self-paced, Fortinet has a network of Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) around the world providing Fortinet training in a variety of formats, including live virtual instructor-led.

The Pathway from Cybersecurity Courses to Careers
Fortinet Education Pathways create a career map to help navigate through NSE Training Institute learning. The pathways help individuals align the training they are taking with NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Work Roles. This helps learners understand how the courses they are taking today can increase experience and seniority for a current role, plan for career advancement, or make the jump into cybersecurity.
Start planning your pathway today:

Free Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Teleworkers
Fortinet also has two no-cost non-technical courses targeted towards teleworkers and their families. We highly encourage people to take some time to educate themselves about proper security protocols to keep themselves and their organization’s networks safe.
Start your training with NSE 1 and NSE 2.

Fortinet NSE Training Qualifies for (ISC)² Credit
Fortinet is part of the (ISC)² CPE Submitter Program, a Continuing Professional Education credit program. Learners can now earn one credit for every hour of training they do with Fortinet. The credits go towards maintaining the individual’s CISSP credentials.
Valid Fortinet training includes the above mentioned NSE free training and all other courses, fast tracks, webinars or other educational sessions.

Information Security Awareness and Training Service
Educate your workforce about today’s cyber threats, such as phishing, social engineering, and ransomware attacks, and how to protect against them.
Organizations of all sizes can benefit from Fortinet’s turnkey information security awareness and training service. You can be up and running in days with this service, developed in alignment with NIST guidelines: NIST 800-50 and NIST 800-16.
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