Associate Threat Response Analyst

Posted 12 Days Ago
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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng
Entry level
Information Technology • Security • Software • Consulting
The Role
As an Associate Threat Response Analyst, you will analyze phishing emails, categorize threats, provide email security advice, and work with security vendors to enhance threat detection. You will also research security threats and offer configuration suggestions within Mimecast's Administration Console.
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Associate Threat Response Analyst


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As a Associate Threat Response Analyst you will be joining the Mimecast Messaging Security organization and be responsible for supporting a service for on-demand threat resolution. The service is designed to provide customers with prompt feedback and intelligence on email-borne threats, remediate these threats from their email environment to reduce dwell time, and put the appropriate detections in place to prevent further incidents from occurring. The role may require working afternoon/evening shifts and being part of a rotation for holiday support.


Messaging Security ensures that our security-focused solutions are performing accurately and efficiently. We verify that Mimecast can detect the latest email-borne threats amidst a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Through threat research and customer feedback we identify where Mimecast can be improved and update detection at our spam, URL, and attachment security layers. We strive for proactive, rather than reactive, approaches to threat detection.


What you'll do

  • Analyzing phishing/malicious email campaigns to identify IOC's
  • Categorizing email threats and determining the best means of updating detection
  • Providing email security advice, expertise, and remediation to our customers
  • Understanding security policies within the Mimecast Administration Console and providing configuration suggestions to customers
  • Researching and investigating the latest security threats and their potential impact to Mimecast customers
  • Working with security vendors around threat detection techniques and remediation
  • Identifying opportunities for improved processes and systems

What you'll bring

  • Working knowledge of messaging (email traffic management) and routing
  • Experience and understanding of email security technologies
  • Strong Understanding of Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Strong Understanding of SMTP, SSL/TLS, POP3, IMAP, TCP/IP
  • Ability to translate complex technical capabilities into management friendly responses
  • Great oral and written communication skills in order to work closely with customers as well as office-based and remote team members
  • Time management skills and the ability to self-prioritize
  • Curiosity about the infrastructure of phishing/malicious email campaigns

What we bring
We do what we need to protect the world of business from getting important (and potentially compromising) data stolen. We never leave anyone behind. We deliver quickly – and outstandingly. We’re big on honesty because it makes us better. We’re empowered by our mission. And if cybercriminals have a good day, we work twice as hard to make the rest of their days a nightmare. That’s The Mimecast Way.

DEI Statement

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

Due to certain obligations to our customers, an offer of employment will be subject to your successful completion of applicable background checks, conducted in accordance with local law.

Top Skills

Dns
Imap
Pop3
Smtp
Ssl/Tls
Tcp/Ip
The Company
HQ: London
1,916 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Relentless protection. Resilient world.

Mimecast (NASDAQ: MIME) was born in 2003 with a focus on delivering relentless protection. Each day, we take on cyber disruption for our tens of thousands of customers around the globe; always putting them first, and never giving up on tackling their biggest security challenges together. We are the company that built an intentional and scalable design ideology that solves the number one cyberattack vector – email. We continuously invest to thoughtfully integrate brand protection, security awareness training, web security, compliance and other essential capabilities. Mimecast is here to help protect large and small organizations from malicious activity, human error and technology failure; and to lead the movement toward building a more resilient world. Learn more about us at www.mimecast.com.

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