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About the Role
Trend Micro Research is seeking a Malware Research Intern to join our industry-leading research team. As a Malware Research Intern, you will be learning skills required for threat hunting, analysis of malware samples, and detection of malware communication.
Responsibilities
- Perform threat hunting by monitoring security industry publications and news sources and searching into various data resources to identify new or active malware threats.
- Reverse-engineer malware samples to identify malware communication mechanisms and analyze malware network traffic to develop Snort signatures.
- Produce documentation describing malware behavior and detection strategies.
- Communicate research results to customers, team members, and management.
- Collaborate with team members to improve the analysis and response process.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or related fields of study.
- Interest in malware analysis and threat hunting.
- A strong desire to learn, demonstrated through personal projects or self-directed learning.
- Ability to analyze and describe complex application behaviors.
- Great attention to details, personal QA, and strong problem-solving skills.
- Proficient English communication skills, both written and oral.
- Team player and self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Proficient knowledge of operating systems including Windows and Linux.
- Knowledge of reverse engineering and familiarity with debugging tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, etc.
- Knowledge of various encryption and obfuscation techniques.
- Knowledge of TCP/IP and other networking protocols such as HTTP/FTP/SMTP/SMB.
- Familiarity with tools such as Snort, Wireshark, Windows Sysinternals and VMware.
- Experience of low level programming languages such as C/C++ or assembly language is a plus.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, PowerShell or Bash.
Skills
- Threat hunting
- Malware analysis
- Malware communication detection
- Reverse engineering
- Snort signatures
- Documentation
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Windows
- Linux
- IDA Pro
- Ghidra
- Encryption techniques
- Obfuscation techniques
- C/C++
- Assembly language
- TCP/IP
- HTTP
- FTP
- SMTP
- SMB
- Snort
- Wireshark
- Windows Sysinternals
- VMware
- Python
- Ruby
- Perl
- JavaScript
- PowerShell
- Bash
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Post-secondary program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or related fields of study
About the Company
- TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.
- At TrendAI™, we’re always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.
- Trend Micro Research supports a global customer base including leading security product vendors, software vendors, and large enterprises with a set of industry-leading technical data feeds, research products, and engineering services.
- At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe.
Equal Opportunity
- Trend Micro welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.