Job Description

Advanced Analysis tracks threat actors, conducts threat clustering, and works towards attribution for government sponsored cyber espionage activity. We are looking for an intern for Summer 2022. The successful candidate should be a self-starter that thrives in a collaborative environment and is highly interested in understanding how Mandiant conducts attribution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Track malware, infrastructure, or actors through technical analysis of data from incident response, telemetry, and open-source reporting
• Review host and network based artifacts from forensic investigations
• Identify patterns and trends across various data sources and distill findings concisely
• Model data related to threat activity including indicators of compromise
• Utilize existing indicators of compromise for pivoting and hunting
• Document threat activity to contribute to finished intelligence reporting

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 1+ years' experience, via internships, classes, projects and similar, in at least two of the following:
  • Common forensic artifacts
  • Infrastructure concepts such as Passive DNS, WHOIS data, SSL certificates
  • Basic malware terminology or malware analysis concepts
• Solid knowledge of cyber threat landscape, MITRE ATT&CK methodology, and common strategies actors take to compromise systems
• Ability to learn quickly when exposed to new topics, conduct research independently, and ask questions proactively
• Comfortable analyzing large data sets
• Strong writing skills with ability to communicate clearly and efficiently 
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Detail oriented

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of static and dynamic malware analysis
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python
• Knowledge of host-based detection rules such as Yara

Additional Information

At Mandiant we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.