Cyber Threat Specialist

Responsibilities

Monitors, analyzes, and interprets system logs for events and incidents reflective of unauthorized access or operational irregularities and escalates for action as appropriate.

Responds to incidents to prevent additional loss and to obtain and preserve forensic evidence.

Collaborates with appropriate response partners, assists with determining the root cause of incidents, and works with stakeholders and responsible parties to remediate any identified control gaps or failures.

Escalates issues to management in a timely manner with appropriate information regarding severity, exposure, and action items; this role requires critical thinking and an investigative mindset coupled with effective written and verbal communication skills.

Acts as a mentor to more junior analysts.

Promotes activities to foster information security awareness throughout the organization.

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or other relevant experience.

6 to 8 years of experience with the analysis/investigation and containment of potential data breaches or cyber security incidents.

Working knowledge of UBA, DLP, and SIEM technologies.

Knowledge of current hacking techniques, vulnerability disclosures, data breach incidents, and security analysis techniques.

Knowledge of malware families, botnets, threats by sector, and various attack campaigns and attacker methods, tools/techniques/practices.

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