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Cyber Threat Intelligence Academy
A structured, hands-on curriculum covering everything from core intelligence concepts to advanced detection engineering and strategic analysis. Rooted in years of real-world experience, this is the foundational knowledge I wish someone had handed me on day one — now I'm sharing it with you. Built by an analyst, for analysts.
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Lessons
3
Skill Levels
~327 min
Total Reading
1
Level 1 — Foundations
Core concepts every CTI analyst needs to know. Start here if you're new to cyber threat intelligence.
01
What Is Cyber Threat Intelligence?
8 min readLesson 1
02
The Intelligence Cycle
11 min readLesson 2
03
Types of Threat Intelligence
11 min readLesson 3
04
Threat Landscape Overview
10 min readLesson 4
05
Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
12 min readLesson 5
06
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) for CTI
9 min readLesson 6
07
Structured Analytic Techniques — Introduction
10 min readLesson 7
08
MITRE ATT&CK Fundamentals
9 min readLesson 8
09
Threat Actor Profiling Basics
10 min readLesson 9
10
Writing Your First Intel Report
12 min readLesson 10
2
Level 2 — Intermediate
Analytical frameworks, hunting methodologies, and operational tradecraft for working analysts.
11
The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
9 min readLesson 11
12
Kill Chain Analysis
10 min readLesson 12
13
Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs)
10 min readLesson 13
14
Collection Management
10 min readLesson 14
15
Threat Hunting Foundations
11 min readLesson 15
16
SIEM for CTI Analysts
10 min readLesson 16
17
Malware Analysis for Intel (Non-Reversing)
9 min readLesson 17
18
Campaign Tracking & Clustering
10 min readLesson 18
19
Structured Analytic Techniques — Applied
11 min readLesson 19
20
CTI Sharing & Standards
11 min readLesson 20
21
Briefing & Communicating Intelligence
10 min readLesson 21
22
Building a Threat Intelligence Program
13 min readLesson 22
3
Level 3 — Advanced
Strategic analysis, detection engineering, program leadership, and full-spectrum intelligence operations.
23
Attribution Deep Dive
9 min readLesson 23
24
Advanced TTP Analysis
8 min readLesson 24
25
Intelligence-Driven Detection Engineering
9 min readLesson 25
26
Adversary Emulation & Purple Teaming
10 min readLesson 26
27
Strategic Intelligence & Geopolitical Analysis
10 min readLesson 27
28
Advanced OSINT & Infrastructure Tracking
10 min readLesson 28
29
Threat Intelligence in Incident Response
10 min readLesson 29
30
CTI Metrics & Program Evaluation
10 min readLesson 30
31
Automating CTI Workflows
11 min readLesson 31
32
Capstone: End-to-End Intelligence Operation
14 min readLesson 32