Intelligence Community-Driven Content - Free Short Course from Treadstone 71
This free course provides an overview of the Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst online instruction as well as pre-recorded webinars on Stakeholder Management, Adversary Targeting, Intelligence Requirements, STEMPLES Plus, and Collection Management.
The short course provides an overview of:
This is an on-demand course that runs up to 12 weeks.
20% VETERANS DISCOUNT
The online courses are instructor video and audio recorded with periodic direct interaction with the instructor via online web meetings. The instructor will have standard office time for questions and answers as well as regular access via class email and other messaging options.
Validated and registered students will receive login and preparation information 1 week prior to class start. Prospective students must send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. from a corporate account to validate course eligibility before registration. (Corporate accounts are not Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Mail, Hushmail, Protonmail, and the like). Treadstone 71 reserves the right to restrict course registration based upon certain risk factors.
This course follows (non-inclusively) the International Association for Intelligence Education Standards for Intelligence Analyst Initial Training.
Latest student testimonial:
"With my extensive experience working in the Department of Defense on active duty and federal contractor, this training provided industry professionals with a greater perspective for intelligence analysis. The training taught state of the art concepts and applied them to real-world scenarios establishing a solid understanding of using these intelligence tradecrafts to effectively predict and prevent cyber actors from exploiting their organizations. Individuals new to the cyber intelligence field or professionals who want to fine-tune their skills in the intelligence field should strongly consider this training for any intelligence analyst or security professional."
All students receive 2 books and 50 plus course documents, VPN, and other course material.
This course presents the student with foundational concepts and processes in the discipline of cyber counterintelligence with a focus on cyber counterintelligence missions, defensive counterintelligence, offensive counterintelligence, and counterespionage as these realms apply to traditional tradecraft, and how they are or will evolve into the cyber domain. The course includes a very different approach to counterintelligence using models exhibited online over the past few years to steer the conversation to the desired outcome.
8 to 12 Weeks - On-Demand - Online
Cyber Infiltration | Propaganda and Fallacies | Cyber Psychological Operations |
Information Operations | Media Manipulation | Target analysis and manipulation |
Standard Glossary and Taxonomy | Charts, Graphs, Generators | Authoring of blogs and articles for influencing |
Mission-Based Counterintelligence | Deception Planning | Placement of specific concepts and phrases |
Counter Collection and Anticipation | Deception Chain | Cyber Persona Layer |
Denial and Deception | Types of Denial and Deception | Cyber Persona Development and Maintenance |
Counter-Denial and Deception | D&D Usage | Character archetypes |
Open Source Intelligence in Deception Operations | Perception as Deception | Establish the storyline |
VPNs and Burn Phones (US Only) | Avoid and Deny | Establish the plot synopsis |
Methods of Social Media Research | Shifting the Conversation | Story weaving and management |
Social media demographics | Forum Manipulation - COINTELPRO | Target profiles – dossiers |
Cyber Target Acquisition and Exploitation | Social Psychology | Target gap analysis |
Identify Active Adversary Campaigns | Persuasion | Clandestine Collection Operation |
Intent, Motivation, Goals, & Requirements | Differences in Culture/Diversity | Surveillance and Counter Surveillance |
Passive data collection | Hofstede Dimensions | CI Insider Threat, Investigations |
Campaign development | Reciprocity and Consistency | Guide to Underhanded Tactics |
Vectors of approach | Social validation | Rules for Radicals |
Courses of action | Liking, Authority, and Scarcity | Case Studies |
Elicitation and exfiltration | Rules of Disinformation | Team Presentations |
Memetic Engineering | Information Warfare | Content Creation |
Operational Security | MORE DETAILS BELOW |
ONLINE - Cyber Intelligence Tradecraft Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst from Treadstone 71.
Registration starts runs periodically as defined on the main Cyber Intelligence Training Center registration page.The online courses are instructor video and audio recorded with periodic direct interaction with the instructor via online web meetings. The instructor will have standard office time for question and answer as well as regular access via class email and other messaging options.
Validated and registered students will receive login and preparation information 1 week prior to class start. Prospective students must send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. from a corporate account to validate course eligibility before registration. (Corporate accounts are not Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Mail, Hushmail, Protonmail, and the like). Treadstone 71 reserves the right to restrict course registration based upon certain risk factors.
The course runs over five consecutive days covering Monday through Wednesday. Students are expected to attend each hour of each day since the course is comprehensive with each day building upon the next. Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks/tea are provided. Lunches are usually working lunches. Class minimum is 12 with a maximum of 20.
Strategic Intelligence Analysis is the overarching discipline the covers the entire spectrum of Cyber Intelligence, Strategic Analysis includes operational, tactical, and technical functions, those that get the most attention yet flounder without the full understanding of strategic intelligence. From threats and warnings, advisories and estimates, Strategic Intelligence Analysis is the foundation and source suitable to from preventive and proactive defensive tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Strategic Intelligence Analysis hedges your risk by fully using lawful collection methods driving towards a zero-risk model unattainable but worthy of focused, business effort.