Staff Threat Intelligence Researcher, Lookout
Data-centric defense-in-depth solution
Be an early applicant
Data-centric defense-in-depth solution
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To secure and empower productivity in a privacy-focused world, where work can happen anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Experience in threat hunting across multiple datasets, security tools such as VirusTotal, Validin, and Shodan and leveraging big data technologies (e.g., Lucene, ElasticSearch, AWS Athena)
- Experience in reverse engineering software (mobile app reversing preferred)
- Ability to articulate technical findings both in written reports and presentations
- Experience using some of the following tools: JEB, IDA Pro, Ghidra, Hopper, Frida, Wireshark, DirBuster
- Ability to read code in Java and C; ARM Assembly, ObjectiveC and Swift is a bonus
- Experience in conducting OSINT investigations
- Ability to create research tools in Python
- Experience with threat intelligence file types, tools and terminology such as MITRE ATT&CK, STIX, YARA, MISP, OpenCTI and the Intelligence Cycle
- Interest in geopolitical dynamics and the ability to apply that context to inform intelligence analysis and threat hunting activities
- Curiosity and a strong drive to understand how both state and criminal actors operate
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Security Researcher to join our Threat Intelligence team, a group of top-tier security researchers working to identify, investigate, and track targeted attacks on users of mobile devices
- As a member of this team you will use an extensive arsenal of detection tools including the largest collection of mobile apps containing 200M+ Android and iOS apps to find and research mobile malware and hunt down malicious actors, their infrastructure, tooling and techniques
- Identify, analyze and track advanced nation state and financially motivated threat actors and their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
- Develop strategies to hunt mobile threats targeting enterprises and individuals
- Reverse-engineer and analyze capabilities of mobile malware
- Investigate adversary command-and-control and phishing infrastructure
- Conduct independent research and report findings to Threat Intelligence customers
- Mine internal and external data sources to identify new campaigns, malware families, and malicious actors
- Devise and implement new detection rules and develop innovative and efficient ways to expand and finetune coverage
- Prepare and deliver public media reports and present findings at conferences
- Participate in activities involving customers, prospects, and partners
Our take
Lookout is a cybersecurity company offering integrated endpoint-to-cloud security services. As more businesses move to the cloud, there has become a greater need for endpoint-to-cloud security services that secure business data. Lookout provides cybersecurity services that protect businesses from privacy risks as an increasing number of business processes become connected and digital.
The biggest competitor to Lookout is SASA (secure access service edge) platforms, which create a perimeter of data protection for businesses in the cloud. However, Lookout aims to provide a unique service to SASA platforms by offering a less invasive cybersecurity product that respects user privacy on personal devices.
The co-founders of Lookout set out to provide individuals and businesses with better security protection before smartphones were in widespread use. The company will continue to adapt and develop its services in an attempt to protect security and privacy in an increasingly digital world. Substantial funding, indicative of the demand for a unified security platform to streamline data protection, will support its continued growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Mar 2020
$50m
SERIES F
Aug 2014
$150m
SERIES F
Total funding: $332m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Fitness reimbursement
- Company match for charitable donations
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Work-from-home support
- Anniversary awards
- All-hands gatherings
- Community groups
- Team-building activities
- Paid time off
- Volunteer time off
- Company holidays
- Global holiday shutdown
Company HQ
Trimble Business Area, San Jose, CA
Leadership
John Hering
(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Policy, Planning, and Development. Previously co-founded DailyWireless, which was acquired by Tippit and then co-founded Lookout in 2007.
James Burgess
(Co-Founder & CIO)Graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Social Sciences. Previously co-founded DailyWireless where they served as the Director of Operations.
Kevin Mahaffey
(Co-Founder)Graduated from the University of Southern California with a BS in Electrical Engineering. An Executive Chairman at Stork Club and the founder of SNR.
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