Security Researcher
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Nov 21, 2024 | |
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OverviewSecurity represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft's mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers' heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Email, chat, and the web are integral parts of our everyday lives. They are essential for communication and productivity but are also the primary ways cybercriminals exploit victims. Attackers abuse these communication methods to deliver unsolicited spam, steal identities through phishing, inflict financial harm, and more. Do you want to join a team dedicated to protecting hundreds of millions of people from these threats? At Microsoft Security, our mission is to make the world a safer place for all. The Messaging and Web Security Research team is a global, multidisciplinary organization of engineers, data scientists, security researchers, and program managers. With an unparalleled view of the threat landscape, we develop deep expertise in attacker techniques and use that knowledge along with the latest technology to stop it. We protect customers using Outlook.com, Microsoft Defender for O365, Microsoft Edge, and much more. WeareseekingaSecurity Researcherwith the right blend of creativity, tenacity, and data analysis skills to help us protect the hundreds of millions of customers that rely on our Outlook.com (consumer) email service every day. In this role you will proactively research, investigate, and mitigate the latest spam and phishing campaigns; conduct deep research and experimentation on new durable protection strategies; andcollaborate witha diverse team ofdata scientists, researchers,engineers,and product managers to protect a global customer base. We are redefining email and web security using the latest technology, unparalleled data and intelligence systems, and a collaborative and inclusive team culture. Join us and make a difference in our mission to empower everyone to communicate with confidence and trust! 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.
ResponsibilitiesAs aSecurity Researcher focused on protecting Outlook.com (consumer) email customers,you will be responsible for:Responding to escalations to resolve detection effectiveness issues (misclassified spam/phish and false positives).Conducting deep analysis and research on attacker campaigns and techniques to support durable detection investments and improve customer experience. Buidling alerting, reporting, and automated detection solutions Authoring rules and creating new hunting playbooks to detect and thwart evolving spam campaigns and other email-based attacks. Applying new data sources and technologiesto improve customerprotection Conducting ad hoc studies and analysis to support day-to-day operations and guide protection strategy, andEngaging and collaborating with diverse partner teams to drive great customer experiences and ensure holistic protection across the Microsoft Security stack. | |