Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - First Data Jersey City, NJ, United States Bookmark Share Print 157 0 6

Listing Description

Threat Intelligence Analyst performs intelligence-driven operations within the company’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team. The role involves research and analysis of large amounts of structured and unstructured data from vendors, open source, and internal sources including various indicator feeds, and the use of several tools. The candidate will produce a variety of finished intelligence products, and assist in creating detection and mitigation strategies based on available actor or campaign data.Identify research and analyze cyber events of significance to the financial sector.

Collect data, perform analysis, and prepare intelligence products relating to cyber mission objectives.

Generate oral briefings, and finished intelligence products utilizing widely accepted community standards and methodologies approved by management.

Analyze technical data to identify and extract attacker TTPs, identify unique malware attributes, and pivot to related activity or information that could support defensive mitigation and hardening efforts.

Provide input and consultation to innovative efforts to develop advanced tools, techniques and procedures to identify, understand, and support mitigation of cyber threats.

Conduct research activities based on targeted threats across a variety of platforms.

Evaluate intelligence feeds and recommend modification or new feeds as necessary.

Perform other cyber intelligence-related duties, as assigned.

Desired Skills:

Extensive mastery of methods, sources, tools, and subject-matter pertaining to all-source cyber threat intelligence collection and analysis.

Demonstrated ability in intelligence report writing.

Thorough understanding of fundamental operational security principles and the particular demands of cyber security research.

Strong understanding of the root causes of breaches and malware infections.

Strong understanding of the Cyber Kill Chain.

Knowledge of advanced threat actor groups and complex attacks.

Knowledge of tools and frameworks used in support of cyber intelligence functions.

Possess excellent writing skills and the ability to communicate to technical and executive level staff.

Familiarity with diverse standards and taxonomies of cyber threat intelligence.