Threat Intelligence Operations Analyst- Student Position

Job Description

As a part of our focus to provide the best real-time threat prevention service for our customers, our team works on analyzing current cyber security threats and developing protections within Check Point's Threat Prevention products .

Precise intelligence regarding current activity is crucial in order to provide excellent protection from broadly distributed threats, as well as targeted attacks.

The Threat Intelligence Operations team is a part of Check Point's Research and Intelligence area.

Major Responsibilities

Analyze new threats, and provide real-time protection against them within Check Point's threat prevention products:

• Analyze global cyber activity, based on Check Point's sensors, to identify current campaigns and potential detection gaps.
• Monitor open-source intelligence, including security blogs, publications, and reports on trends in the threat landscape.
• Provide technical analyses of malicious files and communications.
• Address alerts and requests coming from internal field representatives and customers regarding threat coverage and provide immediate mitigation for active attacks.
• Develop tools and automated processes for internal use to improve coverage, speed and efficiency of the team's analyses.

Qualifications

• A B.Sc student in computer science (or equivalent), with a least 3 active semesters left (2 years).
• Hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools and resources.
• Excellent self-study skills, with a clear drive to learn, explore and make an impact.
• Fluent in English.
• Hands-on malware analysis skills (a bonus).