Master the art of transforming raw data into actionable intelligence. Learn to hunt adversaries, analyze TTPs, and defend organizations using the MITRE ATT&CK framework, Diamond Model, and industry-leading CTI platforms.
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is the discipline of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about current and emerging threats to enable proactive defense. It's not just about feeds — it's about understanding the who, why, and how behind attacks.
At Smaal Academy, our CTI program prepares you for the industry's most respected certifications — GIAC GCTI and EC-Council CTIA — while teaching you the practical skills to profile adversaries, map TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK, and produce intelligence that drives security decisions.
"A threat intelligence analyst doesn't just read alerts — they connect dots across the kill chain, attribute campaigns to adversaries, and translate technical IOCs into strategic guidance that boards and SOC teams can act upon."
Smaal Academy prepares you for the two most recognized CTI certifications in the industry.
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst
Master the intelligence cycle that drives every threat intelligence program worldwide.
Define intelligence requirements, identify stakeholders, and establish collection priorities aligned to business risk.
Gather data from OSINT, threat feeds, dark web, internal logs, malware samples, and human intelligence (HUMINT).
Apply structured analytic techniques, attribute campaigns, map TTPs, and produce actionable intelligence products.
Deliver tailored intelligence to executives, SOC teams, and incident responders using reports, briefings, and IOCs.
Measure intelligence effectiveness, refine requirements, and integrate lessons learned back into the cycle.
The Smaal Academy CTI program covers these essential areas aligned to GCTI and CTIA exam objectives.
CTI definitions, intelligence vs. information, the intelligence cycle, and the difference between strategic, operational, tactical, and technical intelligence.
OSINT techniques, threat feeds, dark web monitoring, TLS certificate analysis, domain intelligence, internal log repositories, and forensic data sources.
Structured analytic techniques, bias avoidance, fallacies, pattern recognition, hypothesis generation, and confidence levels in intelligence assessments.
Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis, MITRE ATT&CK framework, Courses of Action Matrix, and the Intelligence Preparation of the Environment (IPB).
Profiling intrusion characteristics, clustering threat actors, nation-state attribution factors, APT tracking, and ransomware group monitoring.
Domain analysis, infrastructure chaining, link analysis tools, expanding intelligence collections, and tracking adversary infrastructure evolution.
Static and dynamic malware analysis, deriving IOCs from malware, C2 communication patterns, and using malware to attribute campaigns.
STIX/TAXII standards, IOC formats, writing effective intelligence reports, executive briefings, threat bulletins, and sharing with ISACs.
Automating data collection, parsing threat feeds, API integration, scripting IOC extraction, and building custom analysis pipelines.
Get hands-on with the same tools used by elite threat intelligence teams worldwide.
Formalize your intel analysis skills and earn the credential that validates your ability to produce actionable threat intelligence.
Use intelligence to proactively search for adversaries in your environment and map findings to known threat actor TTPs.
Enrich alerts with context, understand the "so what" behind IOCs, and prioritize incidents based on adversary intent.
Leverage intelligence during active incidents to accelerate containment, attribution, and eradication efforts.
Track nation-state actors, cybercriminal groups, and support legal attribution with structured intelligence products.
Break into one of cybersecurity's fastest-growing fields with a specialized, high-demand credential.
CTI professionals are among the most sought-after specialists in cybersecurity.
💼 In-Demand Roles: Threat Intelligence Analyst, Cyber Threat Hunter, Intelligence Specialist, SOC Analyst (Tier 2/3), Incident Responder, Malware Analyst, Security Researcher, and Fusion Center Analyst.
Learn from GCTI-certified professionals and former intelligence analysts with real-world APT tracking experience.
Analyze real breach data, attribute mock campaigns, and produce intelligence reports in our sandboxed lab environment.
Our curriculum covers both GIAC GCTI and EC-Council CTIA objectives, giving you flexibility in your certification path.
Master index creation and resource organization techniques to maximize your score on the open-book GCTI exam.
Retake the course for free if you don't pass. We provide personalized coaching based on your practice test performance.
Join the Smaal Academy CTI alumni network. Share IOCs, discuss campaigns, and get lifetime access to our intel channels.
Intelligence types, the intelligence cycle, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK navigation, and Courses of Action Matrix.
Threat feed evaluation, dark web monitoring, certificate transparency logs, domain analysis, social media OSINT, and passive DNS.
Analytic tradecraft, cognitive bias mitigation, hypothesis generation, pattern analysis, timeline reconstruction, and confidence scoring.
APT profiling, ransomware group tracking, intrusion characteristic clustering, malware IOC extraction, and attribution methodology.
Link analysis, infrastructure chaining, MISP usage, YARA rule creation, Python scripting for CTI, and API-based data enrichment.
STIX/TAXII standards, executive briefing techniques, IOC dissemination, full mock GCTI exams, index building, and open-book strategies.
Join the elite ranks of threat intelligence professionals. At Smaal Academy, we don't just teach CTI — we teach you to think like an intelligence analyst.