National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led

This course integrates conceptualization, identification, and analysis of an engaging topic about social, technical, or behavioral issues associated with cyber threats and adversaries. It provides an opportunity to conduct analysis of a contemporary topic in a specific domain (e.g., finance, education, national security, healthcare). This involves working with domain experts to create a cyber intelligence project that integrates concepts covered in this program.

Learning Objectives

This project oriented course requires demonstration of competencies to connect the dots, conduct open source analysis, think critically, and identify the actions of cyber adversaries based upon motivations, capabilities, activities, and geopolitical interests.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Exploitation Analysis
  • Targets
  • Threat Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.