Cybersecurity Threat Researcher (Hybrid)

KnowBe4•Arlington, VA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cybersecurity Threat Researcher works in the KnowBe4 Threat Research Lab, and is responsible for deploying and configuring various security products and solutions such as endpoint, email, web and network protection. The role involves analyzing trends and patterns in large datasets to establish threat trends across regions, industries, and business segment sizes. The ideal candidate has a passion for cybersecurity, thrives on solving complex problems, and has a genuine interest in mitigating phishing attacks and understanding recent vulnerabilities. Responsibilities include investigating phishing emails, performing malware analysis (configuration of isolated Malware Analysis VM, identification of file formats, basic static & dynamic analysis), and understanding threat actor tools and techniques. The role also involves sharing knowledge, working with team members and external stakeholders, and communicating threat knowledge in a customer-facing environment. The researcher will assist and enable various departments within KnowBe4 with Threat Intelligence and will triage, investigate, and respond to alerts from the Knowbe4 email platform efficiently and without support. Independent research projects are expected to contribute regularly to external-facing KnowBe4 Threat Labs content, such as blogs.

Requirements

BS or equivalent plus 3 years experience OR MS or equivalent plus 1 year experience.
Well versed with IOCs, reverse engineering and threat campaign tracking.
Experience in malicious URL and phishing Email analysis.
Familiarity with Python automation preferred.
Experience in customer-facing environments.
Experience with triaging complex customer queries.
Experience with databases (SQL or MQL) preferable.

Nice To Haves

Have a passion for cyber security and thrive on solving difficult and complex problems.
Have a genuine interest in mitigating phishing attacks and be familiar with recent vulnerabilities in our space.
Enjoy sharing their knowledge and working with team members and external stakeholders.
Ability to communicate threat knowledge in a customer facing environment.

Responsibilities

Deploying and configuring various security products and solutions such as endpoint, email, web and network protection.
Analyzing trends and patterns in large data-sets to establish threat trends across regions, industries and business segment sizes.
Investigating phishing emails.
Performing Malware Analysis (Configuration of isolated Malware Analysis VM, Identification of File Formats, Basic Static & Dynamic analysis).
Understanding Threat Actor Tools and techniques.
Sharing knowledge and working with team members and external stakeholders.
Communicating threat knowledge in a customer facing environment.
Assisting and enabling various departments within KnowBe4 with Threat Intelligence.
Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts coming in from the Knowbe4 email platform efficiently and without support.
Conducting independent research projects to contribute regularly to external-facing KnowBe4 Threat Labs content, such as blogs.