Senior Threat Researcher (Munich/Remote) - Trend Micro Munich/Remote Bookmark Share Print 788 1 3

Listing Description

Trend Micro’s Forward Looking Threat Research team (FTR) is a global team of Senior Researchers tasked with scouting the likely future security risks by researching what:

• Cybercriminals are working on today (Underground and Deepweb, Targeted Attacks / APT and Malware research)

• How the users / victims are using emerging technologies (social networks, shared economy, wireless networks, etc)

• What technologies are available now and in the future (e.g. (I)IOT/OT, Augmented Reality, Mobile computing, Automotive/Mobility, Telecommunication, Cryptocurrencies).

Past technology-related researches include

SDR topics

Threats at Sea: A Security Evaluation of AIS

Attacks Against Industrial Machines via Vulnerable Radio Remote Controllers

LoRaWAN's Protocol Stacks: The Forgotten Targets at Risk

Automotive topics

Is Your Car Broadcasting Too Much Information

Connected Car Vulnerabilities Affect the CAN Standard

A Roadmap to Secure Connected Cars

and a variety of IIOT/OT/Manufacturing topics

Rogue Robots - Testing the Limits of an Industrial Robot’s Security

Rogue Automation Vulnerable and Malicious Code in Industrial Programming

Lost in Translation – When Industrial Protocol Translation goes Wrong

The Transition to 5G: Security Implications of Campus Networks

Note that the (primary) goal of our research is not to hunt for vulnerabilities, but demonstrating/showcasing (real-world) business impacts/risks to OT/IIOT operation, cybercrime business models, and coming up with (product) ideas/proposal to mitigate those risks.    

This role will best suit people with a strong interest in (non-PC) technologies, a curiosity in various implementations and uses cases of such technologies, and a passion to make sure those technologies are implemented in a safe and secure manner.

This position requires the researcher to represent Trend Micro at external conferences (in-person/hybrid/virtual), either as an attendee or as a speaker.

As the team is globally distributed the successful candidate must be willing to travel regularly for global meetings and conferences (post-Covid-19).

For many years, the FTR team is a trusted partner for Law Enforcement (Interpol, Europol, FBI, NCA, and others) and FTR members are regular speakers at major security conferences like e.g. BlackHat, FIRST, HITB or RSA.  

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information, is in business since 30+ years.

Some of FTR externally published work can be found at:

http://us.trendmicro.com/us/trendwatch/research-and-analysis/white-papers-and-articles/index.html 

Desired Experiences & Skills:

• Hacker mentality: ability to quickly identify security weaknesses in design, architecture, process and implementation.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related discipline; strong self-taught, proven skillset and extensive work experience can substitute in lieu of degree.
• Come up with potential cybercrime business models / attack models (in non-PC environments)
• Fast learner as (technology) research topics may change over time or completely new topics may come up
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised
• Background in programming and scripting languages would be a plus

• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Ability to work in a rapid development / dev-ops style
• Able to work in a multi-cultural group
• Very good communication skills
• Must be fluent in English
• Experiences in creating videos and podcasts would be a plus