Do you possess an analytical mind? Is critical thinking a part of who you are? Then you’ve come to the right place. A Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (C|TIA) acts as a force multiplier for organizations looking to reinforce their cyber defense security measures. Threat intelligence is akin to what conventional intelligence agencies across the world engage in to perceive and neutralize threats before any harm can be done. As a certified threat intelligence analyst, you’ll be at the vanguard of your organization’s cybersecurity ecosystem, keeping a 360 degree vigil on existing and foreseen/unforeseen threats.

The Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (C|TIA) program is designed and developed in collaboration with cybersecurity and threat intelligence experts across the globe. The aim is to help organizations hire qualified cyber intelligence trained professionals to identify and mitigate business risks by converting unknown internal and external threats into quantifiable threat entities and stop them in their tracks. Much like a ‘hunter-killer’ team, you’ll be deployed as a ‘Blue Team’ operative, tasked with threat identification, and asked to employ the tools at hand to thwart active and potential cyber attacks.

Why Become A Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst?

Compliant with JTA listed under the ‘Analyze’ category of NICE 2.0

Our cyber threat intelligence training program employs a rigorous Job Task Analysis (JTA) of the job roles involved in the field of threat intelligence. This makes it the ideal threat intelligence course for professionals to excel in the cybersecurity domain.

Increased employability, geometrically

The cyber threat intelligence training empowers you with the latest techniques and tools to detect, engage, and neutralize cyberattacks in real time. This puts you in a unique place where recruiters are just waiting to grab skilled professionals, like you!

Developed by global subject matter experts (SMEs)

EC-Council’s cyber intelligence analyst certification is developed using inputs and a vast pool of talent from global subject matter experts. A comprehensive cyber intelligence course, covering the A to Z of threat intelligence.

Learning Objectives Of C|TIA Program

Organizations today demand a professional-level cybersecurity threat intelligence analyst who can extract intelligence from data by implementing various advanced strategies. Such professional-level threat intelligence training programs can only be achieved when the core of the curricula maps with and is compliant to government and industry published threat intelligence frameworks. C|TIA is a method-driven threat intelligence program that uses a 360-degree approach, covering concepts from planning to building a threat intelligence report for pre-emptive threat detection and preventive measures. These concepts are highly essential while building effective threat intelligence and, when used properly, can secure organizations from future threats or attacks.

Why Organizations Need A Threat Intelligence Team

Cyber threat intelligence includes reliable data collection from numerous sources, context relevant analysis, production of useful intelligence, and distributing the relevant information to stakeholders.

Organizations can upgrade their defenses and create countermeasures by acquiring intelligence related to the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) of potential threat actors. A threat intelligence analyst should have specialized skills and knowledge to competently understand the methodology and mindset of modern attackers and deploy the threat intelligence accordingly.

This threat intelligence training program will benefit professionals who are looking to build effective threat intelligence for their organization in order to combat modern-day cyberattacks and prevent future attacks.

C|TIA Stands Apart, Making A Difference!

At a Glance: The Market Demand for Threat Intelligence Analysts

Our threat intelligence certification takes a realistic and a forward-looking approach, addressing all the stages of the threat intelligence life cycle. The cyber intelligence analyst program provides unmatched knowledge and hands-on skill sets that are required for a career in threat intelligence, while enhancing your skills as a threat intelligence analyst and increasing your employability. It is desired by cybersecurity engineers, analysts, and IT professionals from around the world, and is revered by the top hiring companies.

Comprehensive Cyber Threat Intelligence

Hands-on approach:

More than 40% of class-time is dedicated to the learning of practical skills, and this is achieved through EC-Council’s labs. The theory to practice ratio for C|TIA is 60:40, providing students with a hands-on experience of the latest threat intelligence tools, techniques, methodologies, frameworks, scripts, etc. C|TIA comes integrated with labs to emphasize the learning objectives.

The C|TIA lab simulates a real-time environment which consists of the latest operating systems including Windows 10 and popular penetration testing platforms like Kali Linux for planning, collecting, analyzing, evaluating, and disseminating threat intelligence.

Learning Objectives of C|TIA Program

• Key issues plaguing the information security world
• Importance of threat intelligence in risk management, SIEM, and incident response
• Various types of cyber threats, threat actors and their motives, goals, and objectives of cybersecurity attacks
• Fundamentals of threat intelligence (including threat intelligence types, lifecycle, strategy, capabilities, maturity model, frameworks, etc.)
• Cyber kill chain methodology, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) lifecycle, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), and pyramid of pain
• Various steps involved in planning a threat intelligence program (Requirements, Planning, Direction, and Review)
• Different types of data feeds, sources, and data collection methods
• Threat intelligence data collection and acquisition through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Cyber Counterintelligence (CCI), Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), and malware analysis
• Bulk data collection and management (data processing, structuring, normalization, sampling, storing, and visualization)
• Different data analysis types and techniques including 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, runbook, and knowledge base creation
• Threat intelligence dissemination and sharing protocol including dissemination preferences, intelligence collaboration, sharing rules and models, TI exchange types and architectures, participating in sharing relationships, standards, and formats for sharing threat intelligence
• Different data analysis, threat modeling, and threat intelligence tools
• Creating effective threat intelligence reports
• Different threat intelligence sharing platforms, acts, and regulations for sharing strategic, tactical, operational, and technical intelligence