1N4X1 - Cyber Intelligence AFSC

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1N4X1 – Cyber Intelligence AFSC

1N4X1 – Cyber Intelligence AFSC

Summary

Responsible for discovering and analyzing computer network data, recognizing and assessing usable intelligence from a variety of sources, and influencing offensive and defensive cyber operations.

Conducts research and analysis on potential cyber targets, including foreign nations, terrorist groups, and other entities that pose a threat to the United States. Develops offensive cyber operations to deny, degrade, disrupt, or destroy enemy networks and systems, including identifying vulnerabilities and developing exploit strategies.

Ensures that all offensive cyber operations are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and military rules of engagement. Conducts penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to identify potential weaknesses in Air Force networks and information or weapons systems.

Cyber Intelligence Analysts assist and advise leaders across the Air Force, United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, and other partners within the Intelligence Community to plan, initiate, guide, and execute cyber operations.

Additional AFSC Resources

Technical School

Days: 110
Locations: Goodfellow AFB, Texas

Other Names

Fusion Analyst

Bonus

4-Year Bonus: None

6-Year Bonus: $5,000

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Clearance

Top Secret

Open Aptitude Category

General

AFSC Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

Demographics

Males: 1769

Females: 516

Total: 2285

Community College of the Air Force Degree

Intelligence Studies and Technology

CCAF Degree Plan

AFSC YouTube Videos

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AFSC Reddit Posts

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Duties and Responsibilities

General duties:

Provides cyber intelligence planning and operations support to cyberspace and computer network operations.
Supports analytical aspects of various Air Force and Joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations by collating, analyzing, evaluating, and disseminating cyber intelligence information.
Produces cyber technical products to include target assessments, adversary studies of the cyberspace operational environment, situation reports, and other intelligence products as required.
Utilizes all- source intelligence information to produce and present topical high-interest technical and operational intelligence briefings to all levels of command.
Creates and maintains technical and operational databases using diverse computer hardware and software applications.

Computer Network Operations:

Conducts global collection, exploitation, and signals analysis critical to cryptologic and cyber operations missions.
Counters emerging target technologies and gains new access to adversary communications. Exploits and maintains access to worldwide networks.
Delivers information in compliance with legal, policy, formatting, and timeliness requirements.
Utilizes digital network analysis to conduct computer network exploitation operations on foreign targets that directly enable computer network defense of critical US systems and infrastructure.
Provides projection of power capabilities to commanders across US major commands.

Cyberspace Operations:

Provides key intelligence enabling offensive and defensive cyberspace operations for US Cyber Command.
Conducts analysis of metadata, target analysis, and target research. Identifies target communications within global networks and conducts target technology trends research.
Performs global network analysis and mapping, to include technology, activities, and communications, in order to determine target traffic behavior patterns.
Analyzes exploitation opportunities for information systems and infrastructure.
Utilizes methods and applications of tools used for exploitation and analysis of computer systems and network vulnerabilities.
Provides intelligence planning and operations support for target delivery, development, and reporting for cyberspace operations.

Intelligence Training Supporting Cyber Operations:

Instructs military personnel on cyber intelligence collection, analysis, and reporting requirements and procedures.
Collates intelligence and operations materials to impart proper tradecraft supporting air, space, and cyberspace signals intelligence analysis.
Drives development of discovery and tradecraft to broadly enable cryptologic, DoD, and Air Force missions.
Integrates information assurance, cyber, cryptologic authorities, and data to evolve development of tradecraft and generate measurable mission outcomes.
Processes, exploits, and disseminates intelligence products and conducts analysis concerning threat countries or targets of interest via written and/or verbal means. These products provide specificity and knowledge to commanders and national leaders to impact tactical through strategic level decision making processes.

Cyber Network Defense and Malware Analysis:

Utilizes various analytical tools and techniques to identify and track potential cyber threats, malware, and malicious cyber actors.
Collaborates with intelligence analysts, network defenders, and information technology professionals to ensure timely and accurate discovery and reporting of cyber threats to Department of Defense and Intelligence Community stakeholders.

Specialty Qualifications

Knowledge-

Must gain and maintain knowledge of:

Global communications procedures.
Analytical techniques.
Organization of the national intelligence structure.
Intelligence organizations and systems.
Information Operations; organization of designated military forces.
Geography.
Collection and reporting, systems, principles, methods, and procedures.
Effective writing principles.
Oral and written intelligence information presentation.
Directives for handling, disseminating, and safeguarding classified information.

Education-
For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in composition, speech, English, geography, world history, statistics, algebra, geometry, and computer applications is desirable.

Training-
The following training is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:

1N431A. Completion of the Digital Network Analysis Fundamentals course and Joint Cyber Analysis course.
For U.S. Space Force, completion of the Digital Network Analysis Fundamentals course, Joint Cyber Analysis course and Space Warfighter Intelligence Formal Training Unit is mandatory until replaced by new courses as determined by US Space Force.

Experience-
The following experience is mandatory for award and retention of the AFSC indicated:

1N451A. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1N431A and experience performing cryptologic activities.
1N471A. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1N451A and experience performing or supervising cryptologic activities.

Other-
The following are mandatory as indicated:

For entry into this specialty:

No speech disorders or noticeable communications deficiencies as defined by AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards.
Must obtain a minimum score of 46 required on the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS)/ Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) selection model.

For award and retention of AFSC 1N4X1X, the following are mandatory:

When required for a current or pending assignment, must successfully complete and pass a Counter-Intelligence (CI) polygraph test and meet all customer access eligibility requirements. Airmen unable to access mission, systems and/or facilities after 12 months of investigation/security screening will be considered for retraining or separation.
Maintain local network access IAW AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management and AFMAN 17-1301, Computer Security.
1N451A and 1N471A. Completion of the Joint Cyber Analysis course for RegAF (effective 1 Aug 2019 for Air Force Reserve component) airmen is mandatory for those in grades TSgt (E-6) and below with less than 15 years of time in service.
Specialty requires routine access to Tier 5 (T5) information, systems, or similar classified environment.
Completion and favorable adjudication of a current T5 Investigation IAW DoDM 5200.02, AFMAN 16-1405, Air Force Personnel Security Program, is mandatory.

NOTE: Initial attendance in 1N4X1A AFSC awarding course without a completed T5 clearance is authorized provided an interim T5 clearance eligibility has been granted IAW Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 704. Airmen who cannot obtain at least an Interim T5 clearance for programmed class-start are not eligible for entry into the AFSC.

Civilian Career Options

High Salary: $151,150

Low Salary: $74,650

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists: $68,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers: $151,150
Computer Systems Analysts: $93,730
Database Administrators $98,860
Detectives and Criminal Investigators: $86,940
Information Security Analysts: $103,590
Intelligence Analysts: $86,940
Management Analysts: $87,660
Network and Computer Systems Administrators: $84,810
Operations Research Analysts: $86,200
Technical Writers: $74,650

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