Responsibilities of the Intern:

• Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
• Begin to analyze threat trends and anomalies to determine operational impact.
• Determine vectors that introduce threats and potential mitigation strategies.
• Learn about systemic security issues and how to address them.
• Process threat reporting from internal and external sources. Provide discrete threat data based on intelligence requirements or customer requests.
• Identify security defects or vulnerabilities and deficiencies in security guidance.
• Contribute code to technical implementation and automation of solutions to address security issues, such as signature detection, malware, threat analysis, or reverse engineering. Use results from research and experimentation to support architecture or product direction.
• Identify areas of dependency and overlap with other teams or team members. Provide constructive input so the work is integrated and timely. Communicate the status of deliverables and dependencies to meet the schedule.
• Engage in measures to protect tools, techniques, information, and results of security practices. Respond to incidents for systems or products as needed. Use results of pen testing to improve products and services.

Requirements:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field.