Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Employer
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Location
- Nationwide
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Closing date
- Aug 26, 2019
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- Category
- IT
- Job Type
- Not Specified
- Career Level
- Not Specified
Job Details
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Job Family Summary
The Allstate Information Security (AIS) department is responsible for managing cyber security at Allstate. This includes Governance/Risk/Compliance, Access Management, Network Security, and Threat Response Services. The department is responsible for ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Allstate systems.
Job Description
This individual will be responsible for supporting the monitoring, collection, analysis, reporting, and assessment of impact for threat related data from vendors, internal sources, and open source intelligence. Leveraging threat severity and risk, the individual will help drive timely reporting and mitigation by partnering with the Incident Handling / Incident Response (IH/IR) Team, Threat Hunting (TH) Team, Vulnerability Management Team (VMT), other AIS organizations, and system/application owners. The role will be accountable for helping to research and compile reports and data on the state of the threat landscape and presenting that data to multiple levels of leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a threat intelligence SME in at least one of the following areas: malware analysis, exploit/vulnerability analysis, Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), digital forensics, incident handling, cyber crime.
- Support the Threat Management process providing guidance on improvements that can be made to the identification, assessment, and mitigation of threats to the environment.
- Collect, analyze, and assess technical (IOCs) and non-technical (HUMINT) threat, vulnerability, and security incident-related information made available from platform vendors, 3rd parties, and internal sources to help determine course of action for the Allstate environment.
- Partner with other security professionals to determine and implement mitigating controls.
- Generate ad-hoc and scheduled briefs, reports, whitepapers, and presentations on threats and associated activities necessary to protect the environment.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Information Systems or related field.
- 2-5 years experience in either threat management, security assurance, or related field.
- Familiar with industry standard security best practices and threat management processes including technical and non-technical reporting.
- Experience with threat research, threat indicator sharing (such as STIX/TAXII), vulnerability scanning tools (such as Qualys) and other security tools.
- Good knowledge of operating systems security (Windows, *nix).
- Understanding of secure network/systems configuration management.
- Understanding of networking concepts and devices (Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Load Balancers, etc.).
- Experience programming and scripting.
- Able to effectively work independently and in a team environment.
- Able to interact with all levels of management, business and IT, and is required to act in a professional and confident manner.
- Self-motivator possessing a high sense of urgency and a high level of integrity.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication (oral, written, presentation), interpersonal and consultative skills.
- Experience with GRC tools such as Archer, and Threat Intel tools such as ThreatConnect, helpful but not required.
- Certifications: Obtained certifications in one or more of the following, or relevant experience: GIAC, GCTI, GCIH, CEH, CISSP, CISA
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands.
As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.
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Company
- Website
- https://www.allstate.com/
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