Threat Intelligence Lead (USA)

Title: Threat Intelligence Lead (USA)

Type: Voluntary

Engagement: The individual will provide time when possible in their schedule 

Hours: Four hours per week

Location: Remote

Reporting line: role reports to the Head of Threat Intelligence

The Cyber Helpline

The Cyber Helpline is a movement by the information security community to step in and fill the gap in support for victims of cybercrime and online harm. It is a UK charity that provides free, expert help to victims by helping them understand, contain, recover and learn from experiencing a malicious online issue. We have helped over 60,000 individuals and families in the UK and USA. 

On top of the opportunity to do some good with your skills, The Cyber Helpline will offer you the opportunity for training, skills development, mentoring and career progression. Perfect for those looking to join or progress in the cybersecurity industry. 

Role Summary

The Senior Threat Intelligence Lead will oversee the activities of the threat intelligence team, supporting data analysts where support is needed. 

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

  • Provide guidance and support to The Cyber Helpline business units and wider teams such as IT through presentations and awareness campaigns.

  • Oversee Chatbot Intelligence activities for delivering core functions with Threat Intelligence Data Analysts.

  • Support operational documentation and processes.

  • Act as Deputy for the Head of Threat Intelligence as and when required.

  • Support the recruitment of additional resources to the Threat Intelligence Team.

Threat Intelligence and Minimising Risk

Validate chatbot threat analyst activities including but not limited to:

  • Support chatbot investigations when needed.

  • Validate chatbot schema classifications completed by Threat Intelligence Data Analysts.

  • Provide recommendations or changes to Threat Intelligence Data Analysts for updates on taxonomies.

  • Suggest or address considerations for Chatbot questioning or enhancements.

  • Provide Threat Intelligence trends and risks for communication in the protection of The Cyber Helpline service users.

Investigations

  • Conduct open source research where required in support of advice team or helpline responder investigations.

  • Provide research and investigate bite-sized topics on attacks relating to the key stakeholder requirements and ways to defend against them through regular reports. for advice teams or other departments as required.

  • Support process documentation for effective ways of working.

Automation

Support the Threat Intelligence team with areas of improvement through automation to enhance efficiencies.

Requirements

Candidates must be 18 years old or older and be resident in the US. 

Successful candidates will have background and criminal records checked, as they are likely to have access to sensitive personal data. Once background checked, they will also be required to complete and pass online training to learn about our attack taxonomy. 

Key attributes we are looking for:

  • Passion for our mission of supporting victims of cybercrime and online harm

  • Baseline knowledge of cyber security attacks and methods

  • Understanding of modern components of an individual's digital footprint - such as social media accounts, email accounts and internet-connected devices 

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Good English language skills

  • Ability to focus on a detailed task for periods of time while maintaining accuracy

  • Leadership experience or potential

  • Experience working with confidential data