Insider Threat Analyst

Job Title: Insider Threat Analyst

Location: Remote

Type: Direct Hire

Job Description:

Join our team as an Insider Threat Analyst. In this role you will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing employee activity across an organization's systems to identify potential insider threats, such as data breaches, unauthorized access, or malicious activity, by detecting anomalous behaviors and patterns, and then investigating and reporting these findings to relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks and protect sensitive information; often collaborating with IT, HR, and legal teams to conduct thorough investigations when necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Monitoring: Actively monitor user access logs, system activity, network traffic, and other data sources to identify suspicious behaviors that may indicate an insider threat.
• Behavioral Analysis: Analyze employee activity patterns to detect anomalies like unusual access times, excessive data downloads, unusual file transfers, or privileged access outside typical usage.
• Alert Triage: Review and prioritize security alerts generated by various systems, determining which ones require further investigation as potential insider threats.
• Investigation Management: Conduct in-depth investigations into suspected insider threats, gathering evidence and collaborating with relevant teams (HR, legal, IT) to determine the nature and extent of the potential breach.
• Threat Assessment: Evaluate the level of risk posed by identified insider threats, considering factors like employee access, data sensitivity, and potential motivations.
• Reporting and Communication: Prepare detailed reports outlining findings from investigations, including evidence and recommendations for corrective actions to mitigate insider risks.
• Policy Development: Contribute to the development and refinement of insider threat detection policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Security Awareness Training: Collaborate with security awareness teams to educate employees about insider threat risks and proper data handling practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including network protocols, user access controls, data loss prevention (DLP), and security incident response.
• Experience with security information and event management (SIEM) tools and data analytics platforms.
• Ability to analyze large datasets, identify patterns, and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills to assess potential insider threats
• Strong communication skills to effectively present findings to stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences
• Familiarity with legal and compliance requirements related to employee monitoring and data privacy
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or GCIH are often preferred

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Insider Threat Analyst

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Insider Threat Analyst

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Insider Threat Analyst

RED SKY Consulting Company Overview:
We are an IT and Cybersecurity staffing solutions, professional services, management consulting, and executive placement company with thousands of resources across multiple IT and Cybersecurity skill sets. Our primary US locations are Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa and Denver and we have organizational arms in other domestic cities along with offshore alliances in India and Ireland. RED SKY has a 15+ year history of providing great technology talent. RED SKY has many clients including; 7 of the Fortune 10, half of the Fortune 100, and 25% of the Fortune 500 companies within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, government, consumer services, insurance, and several other industry verticals represented.

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