Job Details
Skills And Tools:
Job Description
- Write blockers from CRU and/ or Logicube
- Wireshark, Volatility (Volexity) and FTK Imager
- X-Ways Forensics or any other professional tool for forensic investigations
- Any other open-source of commercial tool to conduct digital forensic investigations
- Microsoft Office and O365
- Attackers and Malware
- Host Forensics
- Memory Forensics
- Networking Concepts and Network Forensics
Job Requirements
- minimum 4 years of professional experience in Digital Forensics and Incident Response
- language skills to communicate in English
- background in IT Security
- relevant certifications for DFIR and security
- knowledge about operating systems (Windows, Linux), memory forensics, networking and core TCP/IP protocols
- a basic understanding of core processes in DFIR like the “Cyber Kill Chain” and others
Host Forensics
Understanding Windows, Active Directory, and Linux/ Unix core functions like:
- processes and services/ daemons
- file systems (NTFS, ext3, ext4, APFS and others)
- registry on Windows and core files in /etc/ on Unix
- event logging on Windows and Unix/ Linux
Any candidate must be able to analyze core evidence on Windows systems like:
- prefetch, shimcache, LNK files and shellbags
- timestamps in the file system and in NTFS files like $MFT, $J and $Logfile
- common autostart locations in the registry and the Windows operating system
Host forensics can be done on the live operating system or on forensic hard drive images. The applicant must be able to perform both and should know the right processes to preserve, gather and analyze evidence in both scenarios.
Memory Forensics
Experience in:
- creating memory dumps with various tools
- analyzing memory dumps with Volatility, Rekall, or other products
Networking Concepts and Network Forensics
For this job, it is necessary to have at least a basic understanding of:
- routing, switching, and firewalling
- knowledge about core protocols like DNS, SSH, SMB, Kerberos, SFTP, HTTP/S, ARP, SMTP, IMAP and DHCP
- capturing packets with Wireshark or other common tools
- analyzing basic network traffic and recognizing the aforementioned protocols from their PCAP files
Attackers and Malware
The candidate must have experience in dealing with malware of all kinds. We expect knowledge about:
- common attack vectors attackers use to compromise customer environments
- different types of malware like trojans, worms and ransomware
- persistence mechanisms on Windows and Linux
- log analysis and correlation
Skills and Experience:
- security advisory and consulting
- system administration
- programming languages and scripting, especially Python or a high-level language like C#, C++
- penetrations testing, red teaming or vulnerability assessments
- malware analysis
