Security Research INTERN

Microsoft•In, IN

About The Position

Under supervision, the Security Research Intern designs and conducts security research involving malware analysis, threat and vulnerability analysis, adversary tracking, threat intelligence, detection and remediation development, and related technology applications. The work aims to understand the threat landscape, disrupt adversaries, and provide protection through defensive products and services. The intern helps develop solutions, including first-party mitigations, works with customers and partners, and supports operational security, security incidents, security reviews, and reporting. The intern joins a team building a cloud solution that provides customers visibility and control while helping them respond to evolving cyber threats. The team develops advanced threat detection capabilities using machine learning and behavioral profiling, and engineers a hyperscale service to defend millions of hosts. Microsoft interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams around the world and are encouraged to build community, explore their interests, and pursue their goals.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
Must have at least one additional quarter or semester of school remaining after completing the internship.

Responsibilities

Begin analyzing threat trends and anomalies to determine operational impact.
Determine vectors that introduce threats and potential mitigation strategies.
Learn about systemic security issues and how to address them.
Process threat reporting from internal and external sources.
Provide discrete threat data based on intelligence requirements or customer requests.
Identify security defects, vulnerabilities, and deficiencies in security guidance.
Contribute code to technical implementation and automation of solutions to security issues, such as signature detection, malware, threat analysis, or reverse engineering.
Use research and experimentation results to support architecture or product direction.
Identify areas of dependency and overlap with other teams or team members.
Provide constructive input to help integrate work and deliver it on time.
Communicate the status of deliverables and dependencies to meet schedules.
Engage in measures to protect tools, techniques, information, and results of security practices.
Respond to incidents for systems or products as needed.
Use penetration-testing results to improve products and services.