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Charles River Associates · 2 weeks ago

Consulting Associate/Cybersecurity & Incident Response (Forensic Services practice)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Charles River Associates (CRA) is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic and financial analysis behind litigation matters and advises businesses and governments. They are seeking a Consulting Associate in their Cybersecurity & Incident Response practice to assist clients in responding to allegations of fraud and misconduct, executing investigations, and providing expert digital forensic support.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Executing security and privacy investigations for CRA clients, in preparation of, and in response to, data security matters, which may include ongoing breach detection, threat analysis, incident response and malware analysis

Providing expert digital forensic support for counsel and clients in support of data security incidents, such as data breaches or fraud

Assisting in the drafting of forensic reports, affidavits and testifying as an expert in the field of digital forensics and incident response

Engaging in problem-solving and forensic analysis of digital information using standard evidence handling techniques and computer forensics tools

Present tactical and strategic intelligence about threat groups, the methodologies they use and the motivations behind their activity

Create custom analytic products based on conclusions and judgments derived from open and closed Intelligence sources and independent research

Provide timely support for clients’ incident response, hunting, threat intelligence teams by collecting relevant intelligence and/or performing unique research and providing analysis

Perform technical analysis on malicious or suspicious artifacts (malicious executables and documents, packet captures, etc.)

Identify, research, and organize information to assess the appropriateness and sufficiency of available data to facilitate effective data access and analysis

Developing familiarity with data that serves as input to this analysis, including threat intelligence, logging data, as well as contextual clues

Recognizing relationships among multiple sources and types of information to facilitate effective data analysis

Programming, model building, and database administration (Python, T-SQL, VBA, Excel, C#, among others)

Ensuring reliability of analysis and risk management through implementing quality control measures and documentation

Forensically acquire data and images from identified hosts, and then locate evidence of compromise determine its impact from disk, file, memory, and log analysis

Identify artifact and evidence locations to answer critical questions, including execution, file access, data theft, anti-forensics, and detailed system usage by an adversary

Detect and hunt unknown live, dormant, and custom malware across multiple hosts in an enterprise environment

Create Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) from analysis to strengthen incident response and threat intelligence efforts

Track adversary activity second-by-second on a host via in-depth timeline analysis

Understand the evidence needed to determine the type of malware used in an attack, including rootkits, backdoors, and Trojan horses, choosing appropriate defenses and response tactics for each

Identify lateral movement and pivots within client enterprises, showing how an adversary transitions from system to system without detection

Use physical memory analysis tools to determine an adversary's activities on a host and other hosts the adversary used as pivot points across the network

Examine traffic using common network protocols to identify patterns of activity or specific actions that warrant further investigation

Identify and track malware beaconing outbound to its command and control (C2) channel via memory forensics, registry analysis, and network connections

Providing technical assessment/audit and guidance to clients on the adequacy of cyber security controls in accordance with cybersecurity frameworks that are included in one or more of the following - NIST CSF 2.0, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and 27002, SOC2, NERC-CIP

Participating in practice-building activities including recruiting and training

Qualification

Cybersecurity conceptsDigital forensicsIncident responseMalware analysisProgrammingThreat intelligenceEvidence handlingTechnical writingAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaborationTime management

Required

3-5 years of experience

Majored in Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Information Security, and/or Information Systems

Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts

Research experience

Quantitative ability

Exceptional written and oral communication skills

High level of initiative

Ability to use data to solve client problems

Ability to work collaboratively with a team

Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks

Ability to take pride and ownership in work

Executing security and privacy investigations for CRA clients

Providing expert digital forensic support for counsel and clients

Assisting in the drafting of forensic reports and affidavits

Engaging in problem-solving and forensic analysis of digital information

Presenting tactical and strategic intelligence about threat groups

Creating custom analytic products based on conclusions and judgments

Providing timely support for clients' incident response and threat intelligence teams

Performing technical analysis on malicious or suspicious artifacts

Identifying, researching, and organizing information for effective data access and analysis

Developing familiarity with data that serves as input to analysis

Recognizing relationships among multiple sources and types of information

Programming, model building, and database administration (Python, T-SQL, VBA, Excel, C#)

Ensuring reliability of analysis and risk management through quality control measures

Forensically acquiring data and images from identified hosts

Identifying artifact and evidence locations to answer critical questions

Detecting and hunting unknown live, dormant, and custom malware

Creating Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) from analysis

Tracking adversary activity second-by-second on a host

Understanding the evidence needed to determine the type of malware used in an attack

Identifying lateral movement and pivots within client enterprises

Using physical memory analysis tools to determine an adversary's activities

Examining traffic using common network protocols

Identifying and tracking malware beaconing outbound to its command and control channel

Providing technical assessment/audit and guidance to clients on cyber security controls

Participating in practice-building activities including recruiting and training

Benefits

CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member.

Comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.