Target Network Analyst
Work Role ID: AN-TGT-002Conducts advanced analysis of collection and open-source data to ensure target continuity; to profile targets and their activities; and develop techniques to gain more target information. Determines how targets communicate, move, operate and live based on knowledge of target technologies, digital networks, and the applications on them.Category: AnalyzeSpecialty Area: Targets
Abilities
- A0013: Ability to communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.
- A0066: Ability to accurately and completely source all data used in intelligence, assessment and/or planning products.
- A0073: Ability to clearly articulate intelligence requirements into well-formulated research questions and requests for information.
- A0080: Ability to develop or recommend analytic approaches or solutions to problems and situations for which information is incomplete or for which no precedent exists.
- A0084: Ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize large quantities of data (which may be fragmented and contradictory) into high quality, fused targeting/intelligence products.
- A0085: Ability to exercise judgment when policies are not well-defined.
- A0087: Ability to focus research efforts to meet the customer’s decision-making needs.
- A0088: Ability to function effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- A0089: Ability to function in a collaborative environment, seeking continuous consultation with other analysts and experts—both internal and external to the organization—to leverage analytical and technical expertise.
- A0091: Ability to identify intelligence gaps.
- A0101: Ability to recognize and mitigate cognitive biases which may affect analysis.
- A0102: Ability to recognize and mitigate deception in reporting and analysis.
- A0106: Ability to think critically.
- A0109: Ability to utilize multiple intelligence sources across all intelligence disciplines.
Knowledge
- K0001: Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
- K0002: Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
- K0003: Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy.
- K0004: Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
- K0005: Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
- K0006: Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
- K0108: Knowledge of concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, wireless).
- K0109: Knowledge of physical computer components and architectures, including the functions of various components and peripherals (e.g., CPUs, Network Interface Cards, data storage).
- K0177: Knowledge of cyber attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks).
- K0349: Knowledge of website types, administration, functions, and content management system (CMS).
- K0362: Knowledge of attack methods and techniques (DDoS, brute force, spoofing, etc.).
- K0379: Knowledge of client organizations, including information needs, objectives, structure, capabilities, etc.
- K0389: Knowledge of collection sources including conventional and non-conventional sources.
- K0392: Knowledge of common computer/network infections (virus, Trojan, etc.) and methods of infection (ports, attachments, etc.).
- K0395: Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals (i.e., basic computer components of a network, types of networks, etc.).
- K0403: Knowledge of cryptologic capabilities, limitations, and contributions to cyber operations.
- K0413: Knowledge of cyber operation objectives, policies, and legalities.
- K0424: Knowledge of denial and deception techniques.
- K0431: Knowledge of evolving/emerging communications technologies.
- K0436: Knowledge of fundamental cyber operations concepts, terminology/lexicon (i.e., environment preparation, cyber-attack, cyber defense), principles, capabilities, limitations, and effects.
- K0439: Knowledge of governing authorities for targeting.
- K0440: Knowledge of host-based security products and how those products affect exploitation and reduce vulnerability.
- K0442: Knowledge of how converged technologies impact cyber operations (e.g., digital, telephony, wireless).
- K0444: Knowledge of how Internet applications work (SMTP email, web-based email, chat clients, VOIP).
- K0445: Knowledge of how modern digital and telephony networks impact cyber operations.
- K0449: Knowledge of how to extract, analyze, and use metadata.
- K0462: Knowledge of intelligence reporting principles, policies, procedures, and vehicles, including report formats, reportability criteria (requirements and priorities), dissemination practices, and legal authorities and restrictions.
- K0471: Knowledge of Internet network addressing (IP addresses, classless inter-domain routing, TCP/UDP port numbering).
- K0472: Knowledge of intrusion detection systems and signature development.
- K0473: Knowledge of intrusion sets.
- K0479: Knowledge of malware analysis and characteristics.
- K0483: Knowledge of methods to integrate and summarize information from any potential sources.
- K0487: Knowledge of network security (e.g., encryption, firewalls, authentication, honey pots, perimeter protection).
- K0499: Knowledge of operations security.
- K0500: Knowledge of organization and/or partner collection systems, capabilities, and processes (e.g., collection and protocol processors).
- K0516: Knowledge of physical and logical network devices and infrastructure to include hubs, switches, routers, firewalls, etc.
- K0520: Knowledge of principles and practices related to target development such as target knowledge, associations, communication systems, and infrastructure.
- K0544: Knowledge of target intelligence gathering and operational preparation techniques and life cycles.
- K0547: Knowledge of target methods and procedures.
- K0550: Knowledge of target, including related current events, communication profile, actors, and history (language, culture) and/or frame of reference.
- K0559: Knowledge of the basic structure, architecture, and design of converged applications.
- K0567: Knowledge of the data flow from collection origin to repositories and tools.
- K0592: Knowledge of the purpose and contribution of target templates.
- K0599: Knowledge of the structure, architecture, and design of modern digital and telephony networks.
- K0600: Knowledge of the structure, architecture, and design of modern wireless communications systems.
Skills
- S0177: Skill in analyzing a target's communication networks.
- S0178: Skill in analyzing essential network data (e.g., router configuration files, routing protocols).
- S0181: Skill in analyzing midpoint collection data.
- S0183: Skill in analyzing terminal or environment collection data.
- S0187: Skill in applying various analytical methods, tools, and techniques (e.g., competing hypotheses; chain of reasoning; scenario methods; denial and deception detection; high impact-low probability; network/association or link analysis; Bayesian, Delphi, and Pattern analyses).
- S0191: Skill in assessing the applicability of available analytical tools to various situations.
- S0194: Skill in conducting non-attributable research.
- S0196: Skill in conducting research using deep web.
- S0197: Skill in conducting social network analysis, buddy list analysis, and/or cookie analysis.
- S0203: Skill in defining and characterizing all pertinent aspects of the operational environment.
- S0205: Skill in determining appropriate targeting options through the evaluation of available capabilities against desired effects.
- S0208: Skill in determining the physical location of network devices.
- S0217: Skill in evaluating data sources for relevance, reliability, and objectivity.
- S0219: Skill in evaluating information to recognize relevance, priority, etc.
- S0220: Skill in exploiting/querying organizational and/or partner collection databases.
- S0222: Skill in fusion analysis
- S0225: Skill in identifying a target’s communications networks.
- S0228: Skill in identifying critical target elements, to include critical target elements for the cyber domain.
- S0229: Skill in identifying cyber threats which may jeopardize organization and/or partner interests.
- S0231: Skill in identifying how a target communicates.
- S0234: Skill in identifying leads for target development.
- S0244: Skill in managing client relationships, including determining client needs/requirements, managing client expectations, and demonstrating commitment to delivering quality results.
- S0246: Skill in number normalization.
- S0248: Skill in performing target system analysis.
- S0256: Skill in providing understanding of target or threat systems through the identification and link analysis of physical, functional, or behavioral relationships.
- S0259: Skill in recognizing denial and deception techniques of the target.
- S0261: Skill in recognizing relevance of information.
- S0262: Skill in recognizing significant changes in a target’s communication patterns.
- S0263: Skill in recognizing technical information that may be used for leads for metadata analysis.
- S0268: Skill in researching essential information.
- S0274: Skill in reviewing and editing target materials.
- S0277: Skill in synthesizing, analyzing, and prioritizing meaning across data sets.
- S0280: Skill in target network anomaly identification (e.g., intrusions, dataflow or processing, target implementation of new technologies).
- S0287: Skill in using geospatial data and applying geospatial resources.
- S0291: Skill in using research methods including multiple, different sources to reconstruct a target network.
- S0301: Skill in writing about facts and ideas in a clear, convincing, and organized manner.
Tasks
- T0582: Provide expertise to course of action development.
- T0595: Classify documents in accordance with classification guidelines.
- T0599: Collaborate with other customer, Intelligence and targeting organizations involved in related cyber areas.
- T0606: Compile, integrate, and/or interpret all-source data for intelligence or vulnerability value with respect to specific targets.
- T0607: Identify and conduct analysis of target communications to identify information essential to support operations.
- T0617: Conduct nodal analysis.
- T0621: Conduct quality control to determine validity and relevance of information gathered about networks.
- T0624: Conduct target research and analysis.
- T0650: Determine what technologies are used by a given target.
- T0653: Apply analytic techniques to gain more target information.
- T0692: Generate and evaluate the effectiveness of network analysis strategies.
- T0706: Gather information about networks through traditional and alternative techniques, (e.g., social network analysis, call-chaining, traffic analysis.)
- T0707: Generate requests for information.
- T0710: Identify and evaluate threat critical capabilities, requirements, and vulnerabilities.
- T0715: Identify collection gaps and potential collection strategies against targets.
- T0722: Identify network components and their functionality to enable analysis and target development.
- T0745: Make recommendations to guide collection in support of customer requirements.
- T0765: Provide subject matter expertise to development of exercises.
- T0767: Perform content and/or metadata analysis to meet organization objectives.
- T0778: Profile targets and their activities.
- T0797: Provide target recommendations which meet leadership objectives.
- T0802: Review appropriate information sources to determine validity and relevance of information gathered.
- T0803: Reconstruct networks in diagram or report format.
- T0807: Research communications trends in emerging technologies (in computer and telephony networks, satellite, cable, and wireless) in both open and classified sources.