Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security!
Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeam, Trusteer and more). Cato’s unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named “SASE” by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028.
This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader – don’t miss it!
Cato Networks is looking for an experienced Research Engineer to join the Cato Security team. As a security engineer in the Threats team, you will take part in analyzing emerging security threats, reproducing them in a lab environment, and developing prevention logic based on Cato's proprietary security engines. Your work outcome will feed Cato Cloud security products and protect thousands of enterprises around the globe. In your day-to-day, you will be tasked with researching and analyzing exploits and post exploitation tools and techniques used by attackers, as well as performing meticulous data analysis - harnessing Cato's big data warehouse - to produce the best possible prevention logic. In addition, each member in our team of six engineers has their own long-term projects, ranging from developing automation and internal tools, researching a complex issue, or contributing to new product feature developments (which there are many). Joining Cato is an excellent opportunity for network security enthusiasts who are passionate about the future of Networking and Security.
Responsibilities:
- Research and analyze new threats and develop product content such as IPS signatures and logic to provide the best protection for Cato’s customers.
- Enhance product accuracy and its ability to detect new threats in the dynamically changing security landscape.
- Monitor and analyze your work to maintain 0 false positive rate.
- Utilize Cato Data Warehouse with big data technologies to support your work.
Requirements:
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience in the cybersecurity industry.
- Excellent knowledge of networking architecture and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, HTTP, SMB, etc.).
- Understand the cyber-security landscape, and common attack scenarios: Exploitation, Malware C&C, Post exploitation, Phishing, Network scans, etc.
- Experience (Hands-on) with Wireshark and PCAP analysis.
- Experience with at least one scripting language, such as Python or PowerShell - a must.
- Experience with signature development for IPS and Firewall - Advantage.
- Analytic spirit: define a thesis and validate it based on in-depth analysis and technical facts.
- Excellent English and communication skills.
- Team player, responsible, independent, and well-organized.
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Information technology or Mathematics.
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience in the cybersecurity industry
- Excellent knowledge of networking architecture and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, HTTP, SMB, etc.)
- Understanding of common attack scenarios: exploitation, malware C&C, post-exploitation, phishing, network scans
- Hands-on experience with Wireshark and PCAP analysis
- Experience with at least one scripting language (e.g., Python or PowerShell)
- Experience with signature development for IPS and Firewall
- Analytic mindset: define hypotheses and validate via in-depth technical analysis
- Excellent English and communication skills
- Team player, responsible, independent, and well-organized
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Information Technology or Mathematics
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