Security Researcher

5 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Kaspersky Full time

Kaspersky City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Security Researcher (GREAT)

Kaspersky City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Responsibilities:
  • Monitor, analyze and understand malware trends at local, regional and global level
  • Content creation: Analyze and describe ongoing APT and Crimeware campaigns worldwide
  • Enhance the Threat Intelligence products developed by Kaspersky
  • Present about IT security to wide audiences (cybersecurity community, customers, journalists, etc.)
  • Give interviews about various cybersecurity trends and topics
  • Suggest ideas to be implemented in company's products
  • Prototype development: imagine and develop prototypes or new technologies
  • Take an active part in the formation of requirements for the internal infrastructure of Kaspersky
  • Participate in the development of the unit's recommended practices and standards, assume responsibility for accomplishing group goals
  • Ensure a proper level of information security, including any devices that are used to work with company's infrastructure
Requirements:
  • Ability to analyze and understand malicious code (Windows PE, .Net, OLE2, JS, VBS, HTML, PDF, SWF, ELF)
  • Good knowledge of Intel x86 assembler
  • Ability to use IDA or Ghidra for reverse engineering
  • Good knowledge of WinAPI
  • Basic knowledge of Linux API / kernel / POSIX
  • Excellent knowledge of Windows PE file format
  • Good experience in using at least one of following programming languages: C/C++/C#/Java/Python/Go/Rust
  • Knowledge of the operating principles of TCP/IP sockets
  • Knowledge of the line of Kaspersky Lab products is a plus
  • Good written and spoken technical English
  • Technical article writing skills
  • Understanding of modern Threat Landscape as well as Threat Intelligence industry
Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Research

Industries

Computer and Network Security

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