The Basic Cyber Exploitation Analysis course provides foundational pipeline training for personnel entering an exploitation analyst work role. The course emphasizes structured operational processes, mission analysis, information gathering, target profiling, and exploitation support activities. Students learn how exploitation operations are planned, supported, executed, and documented within a governed cyber operations environment. Instruction blends conceptual understanding with hands-on application through checks on learning (COLAs), labs, and a midterm knowledge assessment. Students progress from understanding the exploitation analyst role and operational environment to supporting mission planning, executing guided exploitation workflows, and producing mission artifacts. The course culminates in a Culmination Exercise (CULEX) requiring students to support and execute a basic exploitation operation in accordance with defined processes and constraints.
Intended Audience: Entry-level cyber personnel, junior analysts, and pipeline students preparing to support or perform duties within an exploitation analyst work role. This course is designed for individuals new to cyber operations who require structured, role-specific training rather than broad multi-role exposure.