Palo Alto Networks Network Security Analyst (formerly PCNSA)
The Palo Alto associate cert US enterprise firewall admins hire against.
Structured 1:1 mentorship for the Palo Alto Networks Network Security Analyst exam, the certification that took over from the retired PCNSA in Palo Alto's role-based certification lineup. The recommended plan is 12 classes, each with a lesson, a quiz and a guided lab on your own EVE-NG PAN-OS firewall: security policy, App-ID, User-ID, NAT, security profiles, decryption, logging, Strata Cloud Manager and Panorama, and SD-WAN. The pace follows your background and schedule, so the class count is a guide, not a limit. The course assumes CCNA-level networking; if you are not there yet, we add depth where you need it. Natural next step after Cybersecurity Practitioner (formerly PCCET), and a foundation for the Next-Generation Firewall Engineer certification (formerly PCNSE).
What's included
- Network Security Analyst blueprint aligned
- About 12 live 1:1 video classes, paced to your background and schedule
- Student portal: a lesson and a quiz for every class
- Guided labs on your own EVE-NG PAN-OS firewall, with task sheets and full solutions
- Security policy, App-ID, application override and User-ID
- NAT policies, security profiles, custom objects and external dynamic lists
- Decryption profiles and policies, DoS protection and Policy Based Forwarding
- Log Forwarding, Log Viewer, incidents and alerts
- Strata Cloud Manager, Panorama, Command Center and Policy Optimizer
- SD-WAN profiles and SLA policies, troubleshooting and exam review
- Extra networking depth if you are not at CCNA level yet
- Pass-or-keep-going: no extra fee if it takes longer
2 payments of $350 ($700 total): one each month or every 6 classes, whichever comes first. Paying in full saves $51.
Book an intake call → Full pricing details →🔒 No card on file. Pay via secure invoice only after your free first session. After it, you get limited access to the student portal and your course content.
At a glance
- Audience
- Firewall admins, network engineers and CCNA or NSE 4 holders moving into a Palo Alto shop. CCNA-level networking assumed.
- Duration
- About 12 classes · paced to you
- Format
- 1:1 live video classes
The duration and number of classes are a recommended average. Your schedule is built around your availability, background and goals. If you need more classes to finish, the price stays the same.
Get your study plan: free 20-min call.
A 20-minute 1:1 with a senior network engineer. You leave with a written CCNA study plan for your situation. No sign-up, no card, no pitch. If it's useful, we talk about the program. If not, keep the plan.
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