We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others'​. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation.
What you’ll do in this role:
- Build and own Canonical’s threat intelligence strategy
- Build and maintain OSINT research environments
- Develop OSINT tradecraft, principals, and techniques
- Identify and track targeted intrusion cyber threats, trends, and new developments by cyber threat actors through analysis of proprietary and open source datasets
- Collaborate across teams to inform on activity of interest
- Coordinate adversary/campaign tracking
- Contribute to the wider threat intelligence community, establishing Canonical as a key contributor and thought leader in the space
- Work with product and engineering teams to explain cybersecurity threats and advise on mitigation strategies
- Work with the OPSEC and IS team to help implement/update security controls prioritising cyber defence
- Identify intelligence gaps and propose new tools and research projects to fill them
- Conduct briefings for executives, internal stakeholders and external customers
The successful Threat Intelligence Lead will be:
- An experienced threat intelligence leader (or similar)
- Knowledgeable about the current open source threat landscape and computer networking/infrastructure concepts
- Highly competent with OSINT tools (e.g., Buscador, Trace Labs OSINT VM, OSINT Framework, Maltego, Shodan, social media scraping tools, etc.)
- Able to identify, organise, catalogue, and track adversary tradecraft trends — often with incomplete data
- Experienced using threat intelligence data to influence enterprise architecture or product development decisions
- An excellent communicator with the ability to clearly articulate and tailor technical content to a variety of audiences
- Able to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
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