Threat Intelligence Operations Analyst- Student Position

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.

• 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).