Which of the following is an example of collecting threat data from a human source?

Monitoring a dark web marketplace for stolen data listings

Subscribing to a commercial threat intelligence feed

Interviewing a system administrator about a recent security incident they observed

Analyzing firewall logs to identify blocked connection attempts

Which type of source is most commonly associated with academic and research-based threat intelligence collection?

Peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings

Dark web forums and marketplaces

What is a key limitation of manual data collection techniques?

They are not useful for collecting data from the dark web

They are more prone to errors than automated tools in parsing structured data

They are time-consuming and can only cover a limited number of sources

They are unable to collect data from human sources like interviews

Which of the following is an internal source of threat data?

A threat intelligence feed from a commercial vendor

Information shared by a partner organization in an ISAC

Incident response reports from your organization's security team

A public report from a government CERT

What is a key legal and ethical consideration when collecting data from the dark web?

Ensuring that the data is collected from the surface web only

Ensuring that all collected data is immediately shared with law enforcement

Ensuring that the collection is performed using only automated tools

Ensuring that collection activities do not violate laws related to unauthorized access or illegal transactions

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Domain 4Objective 1

Threat Intelligence Data Collection CTIA Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Data Collection and Processing domain, which makes up ~29% of our current practice bank. EC-Council does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~15–23 in this domain), expect 8–12 from this objective — we provide 175 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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62 Concepts in This Objective

Threat Intelligence Data Collection Overview
Data Collection Planning
Automated Data Collection Tools
Manual Data Collection Techniques
Data Source Validation
Data Collection from Open Sources
Data Collection from Technical Sources
Data Collection from Human Sources
Data Collection from Internal Sources
Data Collection from External Sources
Data Collection from Dark Web and Deep Web
Data Collection from Social Media and Forums
Data Collection from Malware Analysis
Data Collection from Network Traffic
Data Collection from Logs and Events
Data Collection from Threat Intelligence Platforms
Data Collection from Honeypots and Honeynets
Data Collection from Sandboxing
Data Collection from OSINT Tools
Data Collection from HUMINT
Data Collection from SIGINT
Data Collection from Cyber Threat Intelligence Feeds
Data Collection from Government and Law Enforcement Sources
Data Collection from Industry-Specific Sources
Data Collection from Academic and Research Sources
Data Collection from Vulnerability Databases
Data Collection from Incident Response Reports
Data Collection from Threat Actor Communication
Data Collection from Geolocation and IP Intelligence
Data Collection from DNS and Domain Intelligence
Data Collection from File and Hash Intelligence
Data Collection from Email and Phishing Analysis
Data Collection from Web and URL Analysis
Data Collection from Social Engineering Intelligence
Data Collection from Physical Security Sources
Data Collection from Supply Chain Sources
Data Collection from Insider Threat Sources
Data Collection from Threat Modeling
Data Collection from Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK
Data Collection from Threat Hunting
Data Collection from Deception Technologies
Data Collection from Cloud and Virtual Environments
Data Collection from IoT and OT Sources
Data Collection from Mobile and Endpoint Sources
Data Collection from Application and Database Logs
Data Collection from Authentication and Access Logs
Data Collection from Firewall and IDS/IPS Logs
Data Collection from Proxy and Web Filter Logs
Data Collection from Email Gateway Logs
Data Collection from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Data Collection from Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Data Collection from Threat Intelligence Sharing Platforms
Data Collection from Legal and Regulatory Sources
Data Collection from Ethical and Privacy Considerations
Data Collection from Data Quality and Relevance
Data Collection from Data Normalization and Standardization
Data Collection from Data Storage and Management
Data Collection from Data Retention and Disposal
Data Collection from Automation and Orchestration
Data Collection from Integration with Existing Security Tools
Data Collection from Continuous Monitoring
Data Collection from Feedback and Improvement

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