Kaspersky Americas is looking for a bright and motivated intern to assist with cybersecurity research and activities.
The ideal candidate will be a great technical resource who has enrolled in a Computer Science or Cybersecurity course at an accredited university.
Responsibilities
* Support research projects, develop processes, define priorities, follow deadlines, deliver material, and share it with the right teams.
* Define malicious functionality in Windows x86/x64, MSIL, mobile threats, and web-related malware.
* Keep current with the latest malware threats affecting customers.
* Communicate with clients about adding detections.
* Participate in developing unit recommended practices and standards, assume responsibility for group goals.
* Suggest ideas for company products, prototype development; imagine and develop prototypes or new detection technologies.
* Create content; analyze and describe malicious programs (malware), on threat intel reports, and documentation on various topics.
* Present IT security to wide audiences (customers, internal sales, etc.).
* Monitor, analyze, and understand malware trends at local, regional, and global levels.
Requirements
* Strong desire to learn and share research with teammates.
* Interest in malware analysis and security research.
* Knowledge of x86/x64 Intel Assembly (at least 1 year).
* Basic knowledge of WinAPI.
* Using IDA Disassembler, HIEW, OllyDbg, or Windbg to analyze PE files (at least 1 year).
* Executable file analysis skills in a hexadecimal editor.
* Deep knowledge in several fields: mobile device security, statistical analysis, methods of protection against threats, security best practices, polymorphic malware, rootkits/bootkits, non-standard threats.
* Good knowledge of file formats and ability to analyze malicious code.
* Excellent knowledge of Linux OS distributions and Windows PE file format.
* Some experience in programming languages (Python, C#, C, C++).
* Fluency in English is mandatory.