Threat Intelligence: From Analysis to Program Design by Infosec

Course details

This course provides an introduction to threat intelligence with theoretical, practical, and hands-on fundamentals—equipping you with in-demand skills for professional intelligence analysis. As you progress through the course, discover industry-leading tools and proven techniques for turning information into intelligence, applying threat intelligence methodologies, and tracking threat actors effectively. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to design and successfully run your own threat intelligence program.

Concepts

Introduction

Introduction

What Is Threat Intelligence

What is threat intelligence
Use cases for threat intelligence
The value of threat intelligence for organizations

Threat Intelligence Sources and Languages

Types of intelligence
Threat intelligence sources and language
Closed-source intelligence
Human intelligence
Signals intelligence, also known as IOCs
Reliability of intelligence and the Admiralty System
The threat intel lingo

Threat Intelligence Analysis and Tools

Your most important tool - Brains (yours and other people's)
Analysis methods and threat frameworks
Google dorks
Open-source tools
Social media

Threat Actors and Tracking Actors

Criminal actors
Nation-state actors
Hacktivists
Cyberterrorists
Insider threat
Tracking threat actors

Getting Everything Together

Creating finished intelligence
Intelligence products
Working in a SOC
Working in a fusion center

Running Your Own Threat Intelligence Program

Threat intelligence life cycle
Planning and direction
Collection
Analysis
Production
Dissemination, feedback, and measuring success
Organizational maturity
Choosing and managing the right vendor
Vulnerability management
Tasking and managing analysts