---
type: "term"
title: "Tech Enablers Overlay"
description: "A forward looking informative overlay on the Cyber Threat Radar that maps emerging technologies (e.g., agentic AI, quantum resistant crypto, deepfake toolchains, commodity exploit kits) against two axes: the cluster axis (which generic vulnerability the technology amplifies, 1 – 10 ) and the Actor Group axis (Nation State / Cybercriminal Ransomware / Cybercriminal General / Hacktivist / Insider / Amateur ScriptKiddie)."
resource: "tlctc:term:tech-enablers-overlay"
tags:
  - "glossary"
---
# Tech Enablers Overlay

A forward-looking **informative overlay** on the Cyber Threat Radar that maps emerging technologies (e.g., agentic AI, quantum-resistant crypto, deepfake toolchains, commodity exploit kits) against two axes: the **cluster axis** (which generic vulnerability the technology amplifies, `#1`–`#10`) and the **Actor Group axis** (Nation-State / Cybercriminal-Ransomware / Cybercriminal-General / Hacktivist / Insider / Amateur-ScriptKiddie). Complements the Attacker Profile overlay: where profiles describe which clusters actors favor *today*, the Tech Enablers Overlay tracks which new capabilities are entering the ecosystem, for whom, and which clusters they are likely to amplify next. Entries carry adoption-level indicators (observed / emerging / hypothesized) and snapshot dates; they MUST map to clusters via the generic vulnerability amplified, not by vendor or product category. Shifts between snapshots SHOULD trigger a review of the organizational radar and relevant Attacker Profiles.

**Reference:** §17.4

See also: Cyber Threat Radar, Attacker Profile, Actor Group, Actor Archetype

**Tool:** [`/tools/tech-enablers-radar.html`](/tools/tech-enablers-radar.html)
