Description:

Threat Intelligence Essentials is a hands-on cybersecurity program that equips learners with core threat intelligence skills—from understanding the intelligence lifecycle to mastering strategic, operational, tactical, and technical threat types. Through real-world data analysis, TIP tools, and a live Capture the Flag (CTF) exercise, participants gain the practical expertise needed for roles like SOC Analyst or Threat Intelligence Analyst. The course emphasizes ethical practices, compliance, and staying ahead of evolving cyber threats.

What Skills You’ll Learn
1. Essential threat intelligence terminology, the role of intelligence in cybersecurity, and threat intelligence maturity models. 
2. Evaluating different types of threat intelligence, such as strategic, operational, and more focused forms, which guide vulnerability management or regulatory 
landscapes. 
3. The cyber threat landscape, trends, and ongoing challenges. 
4. Data collection and sources of threat intelligence.
 5. Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs).
 6. Threat intelligence analysis.
 7. Threat hunting and detection.
 8. Threat intelligence sharing and collaboration.
 9. Threat intelligence in incident response.
 10. Future trends and continuous learning.

Who Is It For?

• School students, graduates, professionals, career starters and changers, IT / Technology / Cybersecurity teams with little or no work experience.

• Anyone who wants to start a career in cybersecurity or threat intelligence.

• Anyone interested in threat intelligence, Indicators of Compromise (IoC) analysis, defensive cybersecurity operations, and incident response.

• Any professional involved in securing public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures, identities, data, and applications.

• IT / Cybersecurity professionals, system administrators, cloud administrators, cybersecurity administrators, engineers, and architects will also benefit from this course.

Training & Exam Training Details:

Self-paced in-demand lecture videos led by world-class instructors and hands-on labs.

Pre-requisite: No prior cybersecurity knowledge or IT work experience required.

Exam Details:

• Exam Code: 112-57

• Number of Questions: 75

• Duration: 2 hours

• Test Format: Multiple Choice

Key Features
 •  Engage in 5 practical lab exercises to comprehensively understand how to conduct threat intelligence operations directly.
 • 18+ hours of premium self-paced video training 
 • 900+ pages of ecourseware
 • Capstone Projects with Real-World CTF Challenges
 • Year-long access to courseware and 6-month access to labs
 • Proctored exam voucher with one-year validity
 •  Acquire skills to identify, assess, select, build, and execute threat intelligence workflows.
 • Increase your value in the job market to advance your career.
 • Earn EC-Council’s globally recognized certificate.