XDR Certification - new version

tlmarques — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:03:17 GMT

Has anyone started the new Analyst certification

I have seen some information related to the exam, but in the past there were training videos available to help with preparation.

At the moment, to prepare for the exam, do we need to complete the two courses:

Cortex XDR EDU-262

Cortex XDR EDU-260

Could someone please confirm?

Re: XDR Certification - new version

susekar — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:06:13 GMT

Hello @tlmarques ,

Greetings for the day.

Training Courses for Preparation

The courses you mentioned are indeed the core components of the Security Operations (SecOps) track designed to prepare candidates for the analyst role and the PCDRA certification:

Cortex XDR EDU-260 (Prevention, Detection, and Response): This course focuses on foundational administrative and operational skills required for XDR .
Cortex XDR EDU-262 (Investigation and Response): This course is more advanced and focuses on specialized analyst tasks and incident response .

These newer courses replace the older EDU-160 (Architecture, Analytics, and Causality Analysis) model

If you encounter issues with course access or registration, you should contact the certification team directly at certification@paloaltonetworks.com

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Happy New Year!!

Thanks & Regards,
S. Subashkar Sekar

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XDR Certification - new version

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Training Courses for Preparation