Gen is a global leader in consumer cyber safety, behind brands like Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, Reputation Defender and CCleaner. We protect over 500M users in 150+ countries, helping them live their digital lives safely, privately and confidently. We value diversity, teamwork and learning, and offer a friendly, inclusive environment where you can grow.
About the internship
As a Threat Analysis Intern, you’ll work with experienced engineers to research and analyze scams and cyber threats, helping to improve protection for millions of customers. This role is ideal for a student who wants hands-on experience in cybersecurity, malware analysis and threat hunting.
What you’ll do
Help analyze scam threats (phishing, social engineering, online fraud) and support our anti‑scam detection strategy.
Assist in analyzing malware samples to understand behavior, infection vectors and impact.
Contribute to threat hunting, classification and creation of basic detection rules/patterns (e.g. for scripts, Office/PDF documents).
Support research into new scam and malware trends, tools and techniques used by attackers.
Help investigate vulnerabilities and exploits and contribute to protection in Gen products.
Work with simple tools, scripts and automation to streamline analysis and detection workflows.
What we’re looking for
Current university student (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security or a related field (no degree completion required).
Solid understanding of programming fundamentals, data structures, algorithms and operating systems.
Some experience with C/C++ and/or Python; interest in learning more about reverse engineering, malware analysis or threat research.
Curiosity about cybersecurity (e.g. malware, scams, vulnerabilities) and motivation to learn new tools and techniques.
Good analytical and problem‑solving skills, attention to detail and willingness to work both independently and in a team.
Ability to communicate clearly in English, both spoken and written.
Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.
We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. Learn more about pay transparency.
To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.