CTIA study guide
CTIA · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
This independent study page provides practice for CTIA. Its editorial learning areas include Threat-intelligence requirements, collection and dissemination; Threat models, structured sharing and evidence-based hunting; Identity, access and cryptographic protection; Security operations, monitoring and response; Cyber-risk identification and analysis; Continuity, backup and technical recovery. The CTIA study guide has 6 sections and about 3,874 words.
01Threat-intelligence requirements, collection and dissemination
Threat intelligence turns relevant evaluated information into support for a decision. Define the consumer, assets, operational context and question before buying feeds or collecting indiscriminately.
362 words, about 2 min02Threat models, structured sharing and evidence-based hunting
ATT&CK organizes relevant adversary behavior into tactics and techniques under its published scope. A tactic is not simply a tool name, and a technique mapping is not conclusive attribution.
375 words, about 2 min03Identity, access and cryptographic protection
This domain tests the identity lifecycle and the mechanisms that turn an identity into an authorised action. Expect questions that separate authentication from authorisation and that ask which access control model fits a scenario.
857 words, about 4 min04Security operations, monitoring and response
This domain is about running security as a repeatable service rather than a series of heroic acts. Questions target process ownership, change control and the operational metrics that show the programme is working.
803 words, about 4 min05Cyber-risk identification and analysis
IT risk assessment has three phases. Identification builds the inventory: assets, processes, data flows, threats, vulnerabilities, and existing controls, often through risk scenarios ("who or what could exploit which vulnerability, and with what consequence?").
747 words, about 4 min06Continuity, backup and technical recovery
This domain tests continuity planning: how an organisation keeps critical services running during disruption and how it recovers afterwards. Distinguish the continuity plan from the disaster recovery plan and know the time-based metrics precisely.
730 words, about 4 min