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Cyber Threat Intelligence

Defining the standard of excellence for the cybersecurity profession through original, peer-reviewed research and evidence-based methodologies.

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JCTI — Issue 2026
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Journal Research

Scholarly articles focusing on intelligence theory, attribution methodology, and adversary economics.

02

Practitioner Papers

Technical deep-dives into incident response, forensic tooling, and platform engineering.

03

Threat Assessments

Data-driven reports analysing APT campaigns and emerging threat vectors across critical sectors.

04

Conference Papers

The definitive archive of proceedings from the CTIC Annual Symposium.

Report

Ransomware Threat Landscape Report — Q1 2026

Comprehensive analysis of RaaS operations, economic shifts, and target sector vulnerability metrics.

DOI: 10.XXXX/ctic.2026.001
PDF · 28 PAGE ARCHIVE
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Threat Brief

APT-29 Activity in EMEA Financial Sector

Intelligence assessment of recent Cozy Bear campaigns targeting financial sector infrastructure.

DOI: 10.XXXX/ctic.2026.003
PDF · 14 PAGE BRIEF
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Whitepaper

The Role of AI in Cyber Defence

Evaluation of ML applications in detection, adversarial AI, and generative models.

DOI: 10.XXXX/ctic.2026.002
PDF · 22 PAGE LAB
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Whitepaper

Dark Web Intelligence Methodologies

A practitioner-focused guide to structured OSINT collection within underground markets.

DOI: 10.XXXX/ctic.2026.005
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Advisory

Critical Infrastructure Security: OT/ICS Framework

Evolving threat to energy, water, and transport sector security systems.

DOI: 10.XXXX/ctic.2026.004
PDF · 16 PAGE ADVISORY
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Threat Brief

Global Cybercrime Trends Summary 2025

Annual overview of criminal ecosystem shifts and initial access broker markets.

DOI: 10.XXXX/ctic.2025.012
PDF · 34 PAGE ANNUAL
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Journal of Cyber Threat Intelligence

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JOURNAL OF CYBER THREAT INTEL
VOL. 1 · 2026

JCTI: Official Journal of the Council

JCTI · ISSN: PENDING · CROSSREF REGISTERED

JCTI is the official peer-reviewed journal publishing original research on threat intelligence lifecycle, adversary attribution, SOC operations, and digital forensics. All papers are Open Access.

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Submission Scope

  • Intelligence Lifecycle Models
  • APT Attribution & Tracking
  • OSINT Methodologies
  • Zero-Day Research
  • SOC Operations Research
  • Cyber Law & Policy

Review Process

  • 1 Manuscript Submission
  • 2 Editorial Tier-1 Screening
  • 3 Double-Blind External Review
  • 4 DOI Assignment & Publication

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CTIC Global CTI Symposium

The CTIC Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to define the future of the intelligence profession.

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  • AI & Machine Learning in Cyber Defence
  • State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
  • OT / ICS & Critical Infrastructure
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Q4 2026 · Virtual Hub · Worldwide Access

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Publication Roadmap

PHASE 1
CURRENT — 2026 Q1
  • • Division established
  • • Whitepaper Lab launch
  • • DOI Prefix secured
PHASE 2
2026 Q3
  • • OJS Portal Live
  • • JCTI Vol 1 Issue 1
  • • Peer Review Panel
PHASE 3
2026 Q4
  • • Fellow programme
  • • Annual Symposium
  • • Proceedings indexed
PHASE 4
2027 +
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  • • Global Citation Index
  • • High-Impact Analytics

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