As a SkillBridge Cybersecurity Intern with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Conduct periodic system assessments to ensure compliance with system authorization.
- Review & maintain RMF certification & accreditation packages.
- Conduct security assessments & design, develop, & implement appropriate security controls.
- Assess the effectiveness of security controls & update existing security controls.
- Install, administer, & troubleshoot network security solutions.
- Configure & support security tools, such as firewalls & anti-virus software.
- Update software with the latest security patches & ensure the proper defenses are present.
- Perform vulnerability scans & enforce remediation actions.
- Perform security analyses of operational & developmental environments, threats, vulnerabilities, & internal interfaces.
- Plan, implement, upgrade, & monitor security measures.
- Employ log monitoring, network traffic analysis, & implementing IDS & IPS.
- Provide timely detection, identification, & alert of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, & misuse activities & distinguish these from benign activities.
- Operate Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) technology; collect & analyze log & event data; & detect, alert, & report on potential security threats or incidents.
- Respond to security incidents, including computer security breaches & viruses.
- Apply cyber threat intelligence to address malware threats, phishing campaigns, & APTs.
- Use cyber defense tools & collect data to analyze events & mitigate threats.
- Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, & effects on system & information.