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Happy Summer Solstice! The days are getting longer but our exams remain only 90 minutes! Our Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE), Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE), and Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) are only discounted for ONE more week! Take advantage of this promo before it sets on the horizon. Use promo code SUMMERCERTFEST for 50% off your online proctored exam with Pearson VUE through June 30th. To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE here: https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE Blueprint , Study Guide & FAQs View PCSAE Blueprint & Study Guide & FAQs View PCNSE Study Guide & FAQs

Congratulations to Ahmed Wael for sharing this accomplishment! Your Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) jacket will be in the mail soon! When you pass the PCSAE or Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) certification you too will be eligible to receive a Palo Alto Networks Jacket! You can join the certification community by using promo code SUMMERCERTFEST on your online proctored exam to save 50% on engineer certification through June 30th! To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE blueprint & study guide . View PCSAE blueprint & study guide .

Let’s take a closer look at our new customer-facing Micro-Credentials (MC)! The PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote user Administrator) and PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote network Administrator) are based on the technical administration of SASE technology and are available to take globally online 24/7. MCs are free to access and the first 300 candidates will receive an MC polo, while supplies last! When taking the learning path and Micro-Credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. View the PMRuA blueprint & study path View the PMRnA blueprint & study path Register for Micro-Credential exams here

You can take 50% off ALL Engineer Certifications through June 30th! Our Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE), Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE), or Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) are all available to help you advance your cybersecurity career and stand out this summer! Use promo code SUMMERCERTFEST for 50% off your online proctored exam with Pearson VUE. To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE here https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE Blueprint , Study Guide & FAQs View PCSAE Blueprint & Study Guide & FAQs View PCNSE Study Guide & FAQs

Thank you to all 80+ attendees who joined us last Thursday for an informative webinar on Online Proctoring! Together we reviewed our certification portfolio and dove into how to take an online proctored exam. Congratulations to the ten lucky attendees who won a free exam voucher: Ankit Tripathi, Cesar Miranda, Khushi Kapoor, Manjeet Yadav, Rohit Jawase, Salman Mahaldar, Nelson Charret, Muhammad Aziz, Maurilio Gorito, and Jennifer Jarvi! View the webinar replay here. View the Online Proctoring FAQs here. Register for an Online Proctored exam here.

We only have a few jackets left to showcase passing your Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) or Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) certification! Don’t forget we are also offering 50% Off our engineer certifications through June! Use promo code SUMMERCERTFEST on your online proctored exam to save. To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE: https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE blueprint & study guide . View PCSAE blueprint & study guide .

You read that right- our new customer-facing Micro-Credentials are free! Take the PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote user Administrator) or PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote network Administrator) today and receive an MC polo, while supplies last! When taking the learning path and Micro-Credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. View the PMRuA blueprint & study path View the PMRnA blueprint & study path Register for Micro-Credential exams here.

Summer Certification Festival is here! Security engineers everywhere can take advantage of this great promo and receive 50% off any of our three engineer certifications. That includes our Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE), Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE), or Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE)! Use promo code SUMMERCERTFEST for 50% off your online proctored exam through June 30th with Pearson VUE. To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE here https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE Blueprint , Study Guide & FAQs View PCSAE Blueprint & Study Guide & FAQs View PCNSE Study Guide & FAQs

It’s almost summertime and we are ready to celebrate! Today we are launching a summer certification festival with 50% off all three engineer certifications in June. Take our Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE), Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE), or Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) exam today! Use promo code SUMMERCERTFEST for 50% off June 3rd - June 30th with Pearson VUE. Special promos and new engagement will be launching every week this summer so keep an eye on our Education Services page to stay up to date! To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE: https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE Blueprint , Study Guide & FAQs . View PCSAE Blueprint , & Study Guide & FAQs . View PCNSE Study Guide & FAQs

Cybersecurity community! You’ve made it halfway through the week, reward yourself by signing up for a free Micro-Credential (MC), today! The PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote user Administrator) and PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote network Administrator) are based on the technical administration of SASE technology. The bonus is, if you are one of the first 300 candidates to pass, you will receive a free MC polo! When taking the learning path and Micro-Credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. View the PMRuA blueprint & study path . View the PMRnA blueprint & study path. Register for Micro-Credential exams here.

This Thursday, June 3rd, we will be hosting a webinar on Online Proctoring (OP)! This webinar is a great opportunity to engage with the Education Services team and learn more about our portfolio as well as the overall OP experience. All attendees will be entered into a drawing for a free certification voucher. 10 Winners will be notified at the end of the webinar. Join us on June 3rd at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/3 p.m. GMT to learn more. Register today for the webinar here. View Online Proctoring FAQs here. Pre-submit questions here.

Hurry and pass your Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) or Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) certification and receive a free Palo Alto Networks jacket to represent this impressive achievement! To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE: https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE blueprint & study guide . View PCSAE blueprint & study guide .

The Education Services team is excited to host a webinar on Online Proctoring (OP) Thursday, June 3rd! We will walk through our certification portfolio, information on Online Proctoring with Pearson VUE, exam registration, and the OP experience. Ten attendees will receive a free certification voucher. Winners will be drawn at the end of the webinar. Join us on June 3rd at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/3 p.m. GMT to learn more. Register today for the webinar here. View Online Proctoring FAQs here. Pre-submit questions here.

Today’s a great day to add a Micro-credential badge to your resume! You can sign up to take the PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote user Administrator) or PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote network Administrator) exam for free! *If you are one of the first 300 candidates to pass, you will receive a free MC polo while supplies last. When taking the learning path and Micro-credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. View the PMRuA blueprint & study path View the PMRnA blueprint & study path Register for Micro-credential exams here.

Congratulations to Kok Seang Lee for completing the PMRuA Micro-credential! You too can join him in adding a Micro-credential to your resume and winning a free MC polo.* Sign up today to take the PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote user Administrator) or PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-credential Remote network Administrator) exam for free! *If you are one of the first 300 candidates to pass, you will receive a free MC polo while supplies last.\ When taking the learning path and Micro-credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. View the PMRuA blueprint & study path View the PMRnA blueprint & study path Register for Micro-credential exams here.

Take advantage of this promotion before supplies run out! We are offering a free jacket to the first 100 individuals that pass our Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE) or Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) certification. To register for your exam go to Pearson VUE: https://lnkd.in/gtUKUjw View PCCSE blueprint & study guide . View PCSAE blueprint & study guide .

The benefits of our new customer-facing micro-credentials are clear! These free exams are a great way to advance your career and skills within SASE technology. Sign up today to take the PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote user Administrator) or PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote network Administrator) exams! *If you are one of the first 300 candidates to pass, you will receive a free MC polo to represent your achievement. When taking the learning path and micro-credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. View the PMRuA blueprint & study path View the PMRnA blueprint & study path Register for micro-credential exams here.

From all of us at Palo Alto Networks, we want to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in cybersecurity! It is your dedication, compassion, and strength that help make the world a better place. As a thank you for your hard work, we would like to give 5 moms a free voucher to use on any certification within the Palo Alto Networks portfolio. Check out our post on LinkedIn and comment below to enter before 4 pm PST! Winners will be notified via Linkedin direct message by the end of business day May 7th. Learn more about our certifications here .

Don’t hesitate to join the credential community! Today is a great day to take your PMRuA or PMRnA micro-credential and advance your skills in SASE technology. Micro-credentials are free! When taking the learning path and micro-credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. View the PMRuA blueprint & study path View the PMRna blueprint & study path Register for micro-credential exams here.

May the force be with you! 10 lucky winners will have the force on their side today. ‘Like’ this LinkedIn post to enter a drawing for a free voucher that can be used on any Palo Alto Networks certification within our credentialing program. Good luck and happy Star Wars day! The drawing will close at 4 pm PST and winners will be notified via LinkedIn direct message by the end of business day May 5th. Check out our certification program here: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/services/education/certification

We sat down with Senior Director and Head of Global Enablement Prameet Chhabra to ask him about the latest Micro-Credentials. Read more below. You can also check out this same blog on our corporate website here. Cybersecurity professionals have their hands full securing remote workforces in today’s “new normal” working environments. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a model that provides the right path for many organizations to modernize their enterprise for security, speed, growth and cost reductions. How Can SASE Micro-Credentials Benefit Your Organization? As you implement your SASE model to secure your enterprise, you can maximize your return on investment if the technology is fully deployed and managed effectively by your team. One way to ensure your team has the knowledge and ability to implement the Palo Alto Networks SASE technology is to encourage them to take advantage of our micro-credentials specifically focused on SASE. What Are Micro-Credentials? Micro-credentials allow individuals to adapt to changes in technology quickly and accurately. With their shortened length and specialized topics, micro-credentials are designed to offer efficient learning paths to make it easier for you to gain your SASE micro-credentials. Individuals may use chunk learning as a methodical approach to earn these technical credentials. We offer opportunities for you or your team members and colleagues to get micro-credentials to demonstrate your skill sets in emerging technologies such as SASE and other important security technologies. How Can SASE Micro-Credentials Benefit You? Deploying a SASE architecture can be complicated, and it takes expertise to ensure features and functionality are properly enabled or deployed. Palo Alto Networks Education Services offers free of cost, detailed and robust SASE enablement paths and micro-credentials to help you maximize your SASE security ROI. These new micro-credentials will not only give you the confidence to implement SASE security, but they will help grow your career with the right security credentials. SASE Micro-Credentials Grow Skills for Securing Remote Workers The new micro-credentials for SASE security implementation include: The Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential for Remote user Administrator (PMRuA) is a SASE micro-credential focused on implementation for model mobile users and autonomous digital experience management (ADEM). The Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential for Remote user Administrator (PMRuA) is a micro-credential focused on the implementation of SASE model mobile users and autonomous digital experience management (ADEM). This micro-credential is designed to benefit security administrators tasked with securing remote users. Individuals will learn how to implement and confidently manage Prisma Access Cloud Management with an emphasis on the new capabilities of Prisma Access 2.0. A certified PMRuA is able to demonstrate their abilities in implementing protections for mobile user use cases. The Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote network Administrator (PMRnA) is a post-sales micro-credential focused on the implementation of SASE Remote Networks and SD-WAN.The Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote network Administrator (PMRnA) is a post-sales micro-credential focused on the implementation of SASE Remote Networks and SD-WAN. This micro-credential will benefit security administrators whose job is to secure remote office networks. Individuals will learn capabilities of Prisma Access and Prisma SD-WAN to ensure their remote locations are properly secured. A certified PMRnA is able to demonstrate their abilities in implementing remote network use cases, including Prisma SD-WAN and Prisma Access integrations. Gaining and achieving these micro-credentials helps demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of SASE, Prisma Access and Prisma Access SD-WAN to help your company secure remote offices and workers. Visit our certification page to start your SASE enablement path. Read more about the launch of our Micro-Credentials here: https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/certification-articles/our-first-customer-facing-micro-credentials/ta-p/401532 For more information on how to register and earn your MCs click here: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/services/education/certification Look out for our newest announcements each week by following Palo Alto Networks Education Services on LinkedIn.

We are grateful to our followers for staying engaged within Palo Alto Networks Education Services and all the programs we offer! As we launch these new customer-facing Micro-Credentials (MC), we wanted to give back to the credentialed community! If you are one of the first 300 candidates to pass a MC, you will receive an MC Polo to represent your achievement! You can read more about our Micro-Credentials here . For more information on how to register and earn your MCs click here .

Micro-Credentials access the technical administration of SASE technology, they are short in length and specialized in topics. We are now offering the PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote user Administrator) and PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote network Administrator) at no cost! When taking the learning path and Micro-Credential in Beacon; please use the same email address you used with Pearson VUE when you registered for your certification. This will allow both systems to communicate and sync up with your earned certification. You can read additional details on Micro-Credentials here. Study & register for the exam here.

Now introducing - our first customer-facing micro-credentials! Palo Alto Networks Education Services is excited to add two micro-credentials to our growing credentialing portfolio - the PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote user Administrator) and the PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote network Administrator) . These new micro-credentials are based on the technical administration of SASE technology and are free to access. We are responding to a clear need in the market for more credentialing options. Micro-credentials represent the middle ground between assessment-based certificates and certifications, maintaining a smaller size but built with the same integrity as our certification portfolio. Please see the table below for comparisons. Palo Alto Networks Credentialing Offerings ABC Micro-credential Certification Intended for Study of a topic Upskilling/reskilling in a focused area Comprehensive upskilling/reskilling Scope 1-2 areas of expertise Broad coverage Tests Knowledge Knowledge & skills Knowledge & skills Fully online ✔ ✔ ✔ In-person testing available Availability 24-7 globally 24-7 globally Scheduled testing Timed test No ✔ ✔ 2 year validity Unlimited ✔ ✔ Platform for test Beacon/Level Up Beacon/Level Up Pearson Vue Price Free Free $100+ Unique digital badge No ✔ ✔ Why Micro-Credentials? Micro-credentials allow individuals to adapt to the changes in technology quickly and accurately. With their shortened length and specialized topics, micro-credentials are designed to offer efficient learning paths and validate knowledge and skills. Individuals may use chunk learning, topic-based studying as a methodical approach to earn these technical credentials. Get your micro-credentials to showcase your skill sets in these emerging technologies and fast-moving spaces. Certifications are renowned in the information technology field for helping individuals validate their knowledge, skills, and ability in various technologies. Changes in information technology are rapid and require constant updates in skill sets. While certifications test over a wide array of skills, they are larger in scope. We are excited to present a diverse portfolio of micro-credentials for individuals who are looking to obtain credentials in specific technology topics with less time and just as much confidence. Recent years have brought along massive transformations across the world, significantly affecting workplaces and employment structures. Now more than ever, there is an exponential increase in the need for cybersecurity as industries transition to remote and online work. Micro-credentials provide a direct path for attaining skills high in demand, helping individuals prove investment through the continuous development of new skills as cybersecurity professions evolve. The PMRuA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote user Administrator) is a post-sales micro-credential focused on the implementation of SASE mobile users and ADEM. This micro-credential targets a wide audience including employees, partners, and customers. Individuals will get tested on Prisma Access Cloud Management with an emphasis on the new capabilities of Prisma Access 2.0. A certified PMRuA is able to demonstrate their abilities in implementing mobile user use-cases. The PMRnA (Palo Alto Networks Micro-Credential Remote network Administrator) is a post-sales micro-credential focused on the implementation of SASE remote networks and SD-WAN. This micro-credential also targets a wide audience including employees, partners, and customers. Individuals will get tested on the capabilities of Prisma Access and Prisma SD-WAN. A certified PMRnA is able to demonstrate their abilities in implementing remote network use-cases, including Prisma SD-WAN and Prisma Access integrations. Palo Alto Networks micro-credential exams have an average of 30 questions and are delivered free through the learning management systems, Beacon and FLEXLearn, 24 hours a day. They can be accessed on a personal computer or mobile device. Once each micro-credential is successfully obtained, individuals earn digital badges that can be showcased on resumes or sites like LinkedIn to demonstrate increased value in the market. The PMRuA and PMRnA micro-credentials release April 23. Check out our website here: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/services/education/certification and access Beacon here: https://beacon.paloaltonetworks.com . Follow along for more updates, promotions, and information on our latest micro-credentials!