generating-threat-intelligence-reports

name	generating-threat-intelligence-reports
description	Generates structured cyber threat intelligence reports at strategic, operational, and tactical levels tailored to specific audiences including executives, security operations teams, and technical analysts. Use when producing finished intelligence products from raw collection data, creating sector threat briefings, or delivering post-incident intelligence assessments. Activates for requests involving CTI report writing, threat briefings, intelligence products, finished intelligence, or executive security reporting.
domain	cybersecurity
subdomain	threat-intelligence
tags	["CTI","threat-intelligence","intelligence-products","TLP","PIR","report-writing","NIST-CSF"]
version	1.0.0
author	team-cybersecurity
license	Apache-2.0
nist_csf	["ID.RA-01","ID.RA-05","DE.CM-01","DE.AE-02"]

Generating Threat Intelligence Reports

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Producing weekly, monthly, or quarterly threat intelligence summaries for security leadership
• Creating a rapid intelligence assessment in response to a breaking threat (e.g., new zero-day, active ransomware campaign)
• Generating sector-specific threat briefings for executive decision-making on security investments

Do not use this skill for raw IOC distribution — use TIP/MISP for automated IOC sharing and reserve report generation for analyzed, finished intelligence.

Prerequisites

• Completed analysis from collection and processing phase (PIRs partially or fully answered)
• Audience profile: technical level, decision-making authority, information classification clearance
• TLP classification decision for the product
• Organization-specific reporting template aligned to audience expectations

Workflow

Step 1: Determine Report Type and Audience

Select the appropriate intelligence product type:

Strategic Intelligence Report: For C-suite, board, risk committee

• Content: Threat landscape trends, adversary intent vs. capability, risk to business objectives
• Format: 1–3 pages, minimal jargon, business impact language, recommended decisions
• Frequency: Monthly/Quarterly

Operational Intelligence Report: For CISO, security directors, IR leads

• Content: Active campaigns, adversary TTPs, defensive recommendations, sector peer incidents
• Format: 3–8 pages, moderate technical detail, mitigation priority list
• Frequency: Weekly

Tactical Intelligence Bulletin: For SOC analysts, threat hunters, vulnerability management

• Content: Specific IOCs, YARA rules, Sigma detections, CVEs, patching guidance
• Format: Structured tables, code blocks, 1–2 pages
• Frequency: Daily or as-needed

Flash Report: Urgent notification for imminent or active threats

• Content: What is happening, immediate risk, what to do right now
• Format: 1 page maximum, distributed within 2 hours of threat identification
• Frequency: As-needed (zero-day, active campaign targeting sector)

Step 2: Structure Report Using Intelligence Standards

Apply intelligence writing standards from government and professional practice:

Headline/Key Judgment: Lead with the most important finding in plain language.