Cybersecurity & Privacy Intern

Upbound Group•Plano, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Upbound Group's 2026 Summer Intern Program offers an immersive professional development experience that goes beyond traditional internships, providing participants with a comprehensive opportunity to grow both personally and professionally through dynamic networking events, engaging volunteer activities, and exclusive executive leadership speaker sessions. Interns can anticipate a robust learning environment that balances structured training modules with self-paced learning pathways, enabling them to explore their potential, develop critical skills, and gain meaningful insights into corporate culture. The Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance department is responsible for ensuring our organization’s Information Technology systems and processes comply with industry regulations and standards and that we have effective risk management processes in place. As a Cybersecurity & Privacy Intern, you will work directly with technologies at Upbound Group to produce a catalog of security controls.

Requirements

Coursework in Cybersecurity, Privacy, Networking, Information Systems, and/or Programming
Must be a rising Junior or above at an accredited four-year college or university.
Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of industry trends and current threat landscape
Demonstrated ability to analyze and correlate information from a wide array of enterprise technologies
Ability to work in our home office in Plano, Texas Monday through Friday
To be eligible for this program, you must be authorized to work in the U.S.
We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program.
Likewise, Upbound Group will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT.)

Responsibilities

Provide analytical, strategic, and technical skills to design, develop, implement, and use state-of-the-art technology cybersecurity solutions aimed at reducing risk
Responsible for delivering innovative capabilities in team environment, as well as leveraging skills, background, and interests for a specific group within Global Information Security
Respond to, research, measure, detect and mitigate security attacks that attempt to compromise at the network and application layers
Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors