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Part of the Cybersecurity Defense Architect Pathway

Certified Cybersecurity Defense Specialist

Threat Detection & Intelligence

Real threat hunting, detection engineering, and open-source intelligence.

About 72 hours of real coursework

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The Credential

Certified Cybersecurity Defense Specialist — Threat Detection & Intelligence

Finishing every course is not what earns this credential. You earn it by demonstrating all 2 required competencies through real, assessed evidence, then bringing them together in the Project below — reviewed end to end, not graded on attendance.

Cybersecurity and Digital Defense

  • Threat Hunting & Detection Engineering
  • OSINT & Threat Intelligence

Course Sequence

"Hunt proactively for threats and engineer high-fidelity detections mapped to attacker techniques."

Included Modules
MITRE ATT&CK Framework
Hypothesis-Driven Threat Hunting
Detection Engineering Practice
Behavioral Analytics

"Conduct structured OSINT investigations to map an organization's attack surface before any active testing begins."

Included Modules
Open Source Intelligence Methodology
Passive vs Active Reconnaissance
Domain & Subdomain Enumeration
Metadata Extraction
Social Footprint Analysis
Threat Modeling Basics
Legal & Ethical Boundaries

Skills Gained

  • Threat hunting
  • Detection engineering
  • OSINT-based threat intelligence

Professional Competencies

  • • Proactive threat detection

Industry Tools

SIEM platforms MITRE ATT&CK framework OSINT tools
The Project

Threat Detection & Intelligence Portfolio Project

Independent specialization capstone -- demonstrates the CSDA-THREAT specialization's own competencies. Earned completely independently of any other CSDA-Specialize specialization.

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    Threat Detection & Intelligence Portfolio Project

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This program is part of the Cybersecurity Defense Architect — Specialize Pathway. You'll pick your starting cohort for Certified Cybersecurity Defense Specialist — Threat Detection & Intelligence — the first program in the pathway — on the next step.

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