Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA) Training
Offered to the Jacksonville and Northeast Florida community through UNF Professional and Lifelong Learning in partnership with Applied Technology Academy — live online or in person, taught by ATA's practitioner instructors.
Course Overview
CTIA covers a wide range of topics, including the fundamentals of threat intelligence, the use of threat intelligence tools and techniques, and the development of a threat intelligence program. The cyber threat intelligence course focuses on refining data and information into actionable intelligence that can be used to prevent, detect, and monitor cyber-attacks. The program addresses all the stages involved in the threat intelligence lifecycle, and this attention toward a realistic and futuristic approach makes CTIA one of the most comprehensive threat intelligence certifications in the market today.
Acquired Skills:
Fundamentals of threat intelligence (Threat intelligence types, lifecycle, strategy, capabilities, maturity model, frameworks, platforms, etc.)
Various cybersecurity threats and attack frameworks (Advanced Persistent Threats, Cyber Kill Chain Methodology, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis, etc.)
- Various steps involved in planning a threat intelligence program (Requirements, planning, direction, and review)
- Different types of threat intelligence feeds, sources, data collection methods
Threat intelligence data collection and acquisition through Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Cyber Counterintelligence (CCI), Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), Malware Analysis, and Python Scripting
Threat intelligence data processing and exploitation
Threat data analysis techniques (Statistical Data Analysis, Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH), Structured Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (SACH), etc.)
- Complete threat analysis process, which includes threat modeling, fine-tuning, evaluation, and runbook and knowledge base creation
- How to create and share threat intelligence reports
- Threat intelligence sharing and collaboration using Python scripting
- Different platforms, acts, and regulations for sharing intelligence
- How to perform threat intelligence in a cloud environment
- Fundamentals of threat hunting (Threat hunting types, process, loop, methodology, etc.)
- Threat-hunting automation using Python scripting.
- Threat intelligence in SOC operations, incident response, and risk management
Course Outline
- Module 01: Introduction to Threat Intelligence
- Module 02: Cyber Threats and Attack Frameworks
- Module 03: Requirements, Planning, Direction, and Review
- Module 04: Data Collection and Processing
- Module 05: Data Analysis
- Module 06: Intelligence Reporting and Dissemination
- Module 07: Threat Hunting and Detection
- Module 08: Threat Intelligence in SOC Operations, Incident Response, and Risk Management
Intended Audience
- Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Cyber Threat Hunter
- Cyber Threat Intelligence Associate/Researcher/Consultant
- Cyber Security/Information Security Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Cyber Threat Intelligence Engineer/Specialist/Lead/Manager
- SOC Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Principal Cybercrime Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Threat Management Associate Director
- Project Manager/Director of Threat Intelligence
Prerequisites
- Mid-level to high-level cybersecurity professionals with a minimum of three years of experience.
- Individuals with EC-Council's CEH and CND certifications can enroll in this course.
