Security Research Internship

1 month ago
Internship
Entry Level
Cybersecurity

Description

  • Develop analysis tools to facilitate security discovery and design mitigation techniques to deter security threats.
  • Perform vulnerability discovery and develop proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits against large distributed system implementations.
  • Review and analyze system implementations of sandboxes, virtual machines (VMs), network modules, and other critical distributed system components.
  • Conduct research in malware analysis, vulnerability detection, network anomaly detection, mobile app analysis, reverse engineering, and fraud detection.
  • Collaborate with the research team to define, prioritize, and execute multiple research tasks and experiments.
  • Publish research findings in academic and industry venues.

Requirements

  • Pursuing a Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a cybersecurity-related field.
  • Experience in vulnerability discovery and exploitation on web applications or system software.
  • Familiarity with sandboxing, VM internals, network modules, and distributed system implementations.
  • Experience with WASM, Rust, or Go development (preferred).
  • CTF (capture-the-flag) or similar hands-on security competition experience (preferred).
  • Experience or interest in malware analysis, reverse engineering, mobile app analysis, or network anomaly detection.
  • Ability or interest in preparing publishable research (academic or industry venues) (preferred).
  • Willingness and ability to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States upon hire.

Benefits

  • Internship compensation range: $3,000–$8,000 per month (full-time); exact amount based on skills and experience.
  • Remote and on-site options (New York, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, or Remote).
  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance (offered to full-time employees).
  • 401(k) plan with company matching.
  • Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, HSA (with high-deductible plan), and FSA.
  • Flexible paid time off and holidays.

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