Cyber Incident Response Associate

Our Company

DigitalMint Cyber is a cyber incident response company HQ in Chicago, IL with presence across the United States and global customer reach. Since its inception in 2014, DigitalMint has maintained registration as a Money Services Business (MSB) with FinCEN, a division of the US Department of the Treasury. This registration and forensics expertise has enabled the company to foster robust collaborations with law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as establish strong partnerships with digital forensics incident response firms, global and regional cyber insurance providers, and breach law firms. DigitalMint's transparent and collaborative approach has earned it a reputation as a critical intermediary between high-risk transactions and financial institutions, facilitating timely ransomware payments, providing threat actor intelligence and communications, and engaged in other high-risk situations around the clock.

Job Description

DigitalMint is seeking a Cyber Incident Response Associate to join our Cyber Settlement division. You will be trained as a point of contact for clients, leading threat actor negotiations and intelligence gathering for ransomware incidents. In this position, you should have experience in Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), and Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR).

What You’ll Do

Handle and lead scoping calls related to ransomware incidents with DFIR firms, cyber insurance carriers, & breach counsel.
Own the ransomware negotiations life cycle from scoping calls to cryptocurrency payment facilitations, which includes coordinating and managing all key stakeholders involved in each case.
Proactively promote the DigitalMint ransomware services to industry contributors such as DFIRs, cyber carriers, & cyber law firms.
Work closely with DigitalMint Management Team to establish & execute a cutting-edge consulting practice.
Continuously research all the major (and upcoming) ransomware variant threat groups, collect key data on all cases, and provide scheduling reporting to key industry players.
Regularly monitor Threat Actor leak sites for current affected clients.
Work closely with DigitalMint Compliance Team on best practices and iterating the optimal on-boarding process for new clients during incidents
Maintain a pursuit of knowledge for incident response through training exercises to consistently develop an understanding of security practices
Develop knowledge of governance and risk standards and practices
Provide off-hours support as required

What We’re Looking For

Experience with cyber security, threat intelligence, incident response, and/or security services account management
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and develop/execute corresponding objectives
Strong verbal and written communications, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
An understanding of the cyber landscape including types of adversaries and the motivations that drive them is required
Ability to communicate situations to technical and non-technical audiences and senior management

Benefits