Threat Researcher
- Sophos
- 3 - 5 years
- Bengaluru
- 22 days ago
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Job Description
- You will be analyzing new malware and spam samples, developing protection against them and handling other protection issues reported by our customers in a timely manner and with quality.
- Analyze files reported by our customers to determine their type and risk level
- Create first-line detection signatures for new malicious Windows executable
- Monitor email spam protection levels and respond to spam outbreaks in a timely manner using appropriate anti-spam detection technology available
- Triage and manage cyber-threat related requests coming from our customers by collecting all the necessary information, responding to standard requests and escalating complex issues to problem domain experts for resolution.
- Handle false positive reports from customers triggered in anti-spam, URL filtering or anti-malware filtering layers
- Use Sophos data publishing systems to build, test and release protection updates for customer use
- Write descriptions for threats for publication on the Sophos website to raise customer awareness
- What you will bring
- 3-5 years of overall experience in Malware Analysis
- Good understanding of common Internet standards (HTTP, SMTP, DNS, Whois, HTML, RFC822, SSH)
- Understanding of x86 architecture and familiarity with x86 Assembly
- Understanding of Windows OS fundamentals
- Basic understanding of computer and IT security
- Practical understanding of PE file format structures
- Desired skills and experiences
- Reverse engineering with IDA or other tools
- Malware and/or spam analysis skills
- Scripting experience (Shell, Perl, Python, JavaScript)
- Linux user experience
- SQL experience
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Research & Development,
Role Category: Research & Development - Other
Role: Research & Development - Other
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: SophosLocation(s): Bengaluru
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