Netcraft
Cybersecurity
HeadofThreatResearch
“Head of Threat Research at Netcraft. Skills: Threat research, Cybercrime, Team leadership, Public speaking. Set editorial direction. Set quality standards”
What You'll Achieve.
Publish research; Turn research into detection rules; Turn research into IOC feeds; Turn research into takedown signals; Turn research into platform improvements
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
Occasional travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Published research, Present original research, Several years threat intelligence, Experience leading team, Experience reviewing research, Experience managing publication pipeline, Deep understanding of phishing, Deep understanding of malware, Deep understanding of online fraud, Deep understanding of social engineering, Deep understanding of threat actor TTPs, Working knowledge of web technologies, Working knowledge of internet infrastructure, Working knowledge of data analysis
Nice to Have
Enjoy balancing research, Enjoy team leadership, Enjoy public speaking, Communicate complex concepts clearly, Prefer working with first-party intelligence, Care about translating research
What You'll Do.
Set editorial direction
Set quality standards
Publish customer reports
Publish briefing materials
Serve as media spokesperson
Produce threat assessments
Track threat actor exploitation
Attribute infrastructure
Review research output
Partner with engineering
Partner with operations
Support customer engagements
Brief marketing teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engineering teams; Operations teams; Product teams; Marketing teams; Sales teams; Customer engagements
Communication Scope
Public speaking; Media engagements; Written publications; Briefing materials; Customer reports; Executive presentations; Technical concepts
Process & Methodology
Publication pipeline
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