EC-COUNCIL

EC-Council Threat Intelligence Essentials

TIE

The EC-Council Threat Intelligence Essentials (TIE) certification builds foundational knowledge of threat intelligence concepts, tools, and workflows. Designed for beginners and career switchers, it requires no prior IT or cybersecurity experience. Through self-paced video training, hands-on labs, and a proctored exam, you'll learn to identify, assess, and act on threat intelligence—preparing you for roles like SOC Analyst or Threat Intelligence Analyst.

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8Domains

41Objectives

360Practice pages

1716Free questions

TIE free practice questions

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Threat intelligence and essential terminology

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Key differences between intelligence, information, and data

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

Integrating threat intelligence in cyber operations

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Threat intelligence lifecycles and maturity models

41 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–41

Threat intelligence roles, responsibilities, and use cases

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Using standards and frameworks to measure effectiveness

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

Understanding the different types of threat intelligence

21 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–21

Use cases for different types of threat intelligence

29 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–29

The threat intelligence generation process

42 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–42

Augmenting vulnerability management with threat intelligence

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Integrating threat intelligence with risk management

43 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–43

Cyber threat trends and challenges

36 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–36

Emerging threats, threat actors, and attack vectors

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

42 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–42

The Cyber Kill Chain methodology

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Indicators of Compromise (IoC) and MITRE ATT&CK

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Threat intelligence feeds, sources, and evaluation criteria

39 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–39

Data collection methods and techniques

36 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–36

Bulk data collection methods and considerations

47 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–47

Normalizing, enriching, and extracting useful intelligence

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

Legal and ethical considerations for threat data collection

55 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55

TIP roles and features

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Aggregation, analysis, and dissemination within TIPs

40 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40

Automation and orchestration of threat intelligence

56 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–56

Integrating TIPs into existing cybersecurity infrastructure

44 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–44

Visualization, reporting, and decision making with TIPs

40 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40

Data analysis techniques

59 questions · 12 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–59

Analysis of competing hypotheses

45 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45

Threat prioritization, actor profiling, and attribution

42 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–42

Leveraging predictive and proactive threat intelligence

48 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–48

Reporting, communicating, and visualizing findings

47 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–47

Overview and importance of threat hunting

41 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–41

The threat hunting process

46 questions · 10 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–46

Threat hunting methodologies and frameworks

53 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–53

Forming threat hunting hypotheses

31 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–31

Threat hunting tool selection and techniques

40 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40

Building trust within intelligence communities

45 questions · 9 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45

Threat intelligence in incident response

53 questions · 11 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–53

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EC-Council Threat Intelligence Essentials

TIE free practice questions

Domain 1 · Introduction to Threat Intelligence14% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 235 questions14%

Domain 2 · Types of Threat Intelligence11% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 181 questions11%

Domain 3 · Cyber Threat Landscape11% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 181 questions11%

Domain 4 · Data Collection and Sources13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 215 questions13%

Domain 5 · Threat Intelligence Platforms13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 224 questions13%

Domain 6 · Threat Intelligence Analysis14% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 241 questions14%

Domain 7 · Threat Hunting and Detection12% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 211 questions12%

Domain 8 · Sharing, Collaboration, and Incident Response13% of practice bank · 5 objectives · 228 questions13%