PANW NSA — Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Analyst

Palo Alto Networks' analyst-level certification focused on monitoring, log analysis, and incident investigation using Palo Alto firewalls — the blue team counterpart to the NSP engineering cert. Part of the 2025 role-based framework. In-person only, 2-year validity. Not DoD 8140 approved. Suitable for SOC analysts and network security analysts working in Palo Alto environments who need to validate their monitoring and investigation skills specific to PAN-OS platforms.

Issuer	Palo Alto Networks
Level	intermediate
Domains	Network Security, Defensive Security / SOC
Practical weight	0%
Cost (USD)	200
Renewal	2 years
Skills	pan_os_log_analysis, network_security_monitoring_pan, threat_analysis_palo_alto, traffic_analysis_pan, security_policy_review, incident_investigation_pan

Official certification page

Browse all 426 cybersecurity certifications on EBCertMap