Coast Guard
INTELLIGENCE
Subspecialty
Officer Subspecialty
CG-CYB14
Cyber Intel
An officer subspecialty earned alongside a primary designator, marking advanced education or experience in this field.
Description
Cyber Intel Subspecialty Officers are trained, cleared, and qualified to collect, process, analyze, and disseminate information from all sources of intelligence on foreign actors' cyber programs, intentions, capabilities, research and development, and operational activities.
Core Skills
- cyber threat intelligence
- all source intelligence analysis
- technical data processing
- foreign actor assessment
- intelligence report writing
- indicators and warning
- link analysis
- open source intelligence
- intelligence briefing
Common Certifications
- CompTIA CySA+
- GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)
- EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
- PMP
Civilian Career Paths
- INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
- OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE
- CYBERSECURITY
Training & Development
Getting Started
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA CySA+
- MITRE ATT&CK Defender Fundamentals
Career Growth
- GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)
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