Cyber threat intelligence analyst | Junior

Vilnius, Lithuania

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Our Threat Intelligence team is dedicated to providing accurate and timely information on potential threats to our products. Our team of skilled professionals from various fields, including Data Science, Malware Research, Development, and Privacy, are focused on achieving a common goal by utilizing feeds, heuristics, algorithms, and machine learning.

Main Responsibilities

  • Evaluate, mitigate, and provide insights on false positives and false negatives across phishing, malware, and other artifacts, continuously improving detection accuracy for a Threat Protection product.
  • Continuously assess and refine internal threat intelligence solution to maximize detection efficiency while minimizing false alerts for users.
  • Work alongside Research team and product teams to explore and develop innovative techniques for identifying and preventing threats, optimizing threat protection strategies.
  • Stay informed of emerging threats, attack vectors, and cybersecurity technologies, applying new knowledge to existing and future threat detection challenges.
  • Discuss with Researcher team & provide your insights from False Positive / False Negative mitigation ways of protecting people from threats and improve NordVPN Threat Protection product.

Core Requirements

  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for continuous learning in the cybersecurity field and the adaptability to quickly understand emerging threats and technologies.
  • Ability to analyze and understand phishing, malware, and scam campaigns, identifying key indicators for accurate detection and mitigation.
  • Strong ability to clearly communicate technical concepts and findings, with an emphasis on practical recommendations for improving user protection.
  • Focused mindset on automation to enhance efficiency and accuracy in daily workflows.

  • Considered an Advantage
  • Experience in OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence), tools, and how to use them on daily basis for False Positive, False Negative mitigations.
  • Experience in Python (for scripting).
  • Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, attack vectors, and common tactics used in phishing, malware, and scam campaigns, particularly as they relate to customers.
  • Familiarity with the threat intelligence lifecycle, sources, and methodologies, including best practices for data collection, analysis, and dissemination in a B2C context.

Salary Range

  • Monthly gross salary from 2000 to 2700 EUR.

Data Handling

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After you apply

Our recruitment process differs depending on specific positions and/or hiring teams. However, it tends to include the following three main stages and usually doesn’t exceed any more than five steps.

Step 1.

Get to know

The goal of the first step is to get to know each other better. So during that, we talk more about the role and ask you to share your story.

Step 2.

Technical evaluation

We test each applicant's technical knowledge and problem-solving ability through various assessments.

Step 3.

Meet the team

The final step is for you to meet the team, discuss your task, and dig deeper into the role you’re applying for. If everyone’s happy with the result, the closing step will be the offer.

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