Cyber Threat Hunter

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As a member of Experian’s Cyber Fusion Centre (CFC) this individual will research and investigate hosts and networks to identify adversary tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), investigate potential exploitation of systems, and provide reactive investigative support during security incidents to identify adversary behavior elsewhere in the environment. They will also be expected to participate in several different areas within Security Operations and Incident Response process.

This is a technical position supporting the strategies of the Experian Global Security Offices (EGSO) and Experian’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).  This position reports directly to the CFC Senior Manager of Threat Hunting as part of the CFC’s Threat Hunting program.  

This role will require you to be part of an on-call rotation in response to significant security incidents outside of normal working hours, including holidays and weekends. 

Summary of Primary Responsibilities 

• Develop and execute comprehensive threat hunting plans based on intelligence gathered from various sources. Ensure flexibility to adapt strategies to evolving cyber threats and attack vectors. 
• Develop and refine advanced hunt queries and actionable detections that will drive CFC Threat detection Engineering use cases, contribute to continuous improvement of proactive identification, and enhance response to evolving security threats.  
• Closely monitor the evolving threat landscape, critical vulnerabilities, threat actors, threat campaigns and threat actor TTPs, anticipating new attack vectors and adjusting threat hunting strategies accordingly.  
• Develop and maintain a repository of SOPs, playbooks, and checklists for hunting that aligns to MITRE ATT&CK TTP Hunting Framework. Ensure comprehensive documentation of threat hunting process, methodologies, queries, and findings for reference including scope, impact, and recommended actions for each finding.  

What your background looks like 

• Demonstrable experience in technical cybersecurity with focus in one or more of the following areas: Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Forensics and Red Teaming.  
• In-depth knowledge of developing hunt hypothesis, writing hunt queries using cybersecurity technologies, tools and techniques including SIEM, EDR, NDR, and host forensic tools.
• Proficiency in using host, cloud, and network forensic artifacts to conduct thorough investigations. 
• Working knowledge of the Cyber Kill Chain Model and MITRE ATT&CK Matrix and how each methodology can be applied to threat hunting. 
• Proven track record of implementing insider threat detection methodologies and familiarity with tools and techniques for monitoring and analyzing user behavior, data movement, and access patterns. 

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