With the rise in Cyber breaches across industries, companies are aggressively looking for consultants to help them protect their critical assets and proactively prepare and respond to these events. The threat actors have shifted from simple, nuisance based Cyber hacks to criminals, activists, ransom hacks and nation states. Additionally, as data privacy regulations tighten and personal data becomes an increasingly valuable target, the need to safeguard sensitive information from unauthorized access and ensure compliance with privacy laws has never been more critical.
Requirements
- Cyber Strategy and Program Design.
- Business Strategy and Cyber Strategy Alignment.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cybersecurity & Privacy.
- Privacy Compliance Program.
- Cookie and Consent Management.
- Data Protection.
- Cloud Security.
Responsibilities
- Cyber program strategies
- identity and access management
- ethical hacking
- Cyber incident management, detection, and response
- cloud security
- privacy regulatory compliance
- cookie and consent management
Other
- Interns can expect to work closely with the Cybersecurity & Privacy team on all phases of the engagement lifecycle including planning, engagement management, and project wrap-up.
- In addition, interns are expected to actively contribute to business growth by identifying business development opportunities, participating in marketing and brand initiatives, and assisting with the development of Grant Thornton thought leadership.
- Interested candidates should have analytical skills, be strong “thinkers”, with an affinity for learning and innovation.
- Interested candidates should be self-starters and should demonstrate strength in or a desire to build skills related to Grant Thornton’s core values of: Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, and Responsibility.
- Pursuing a degree in one of the following: B.S. in Engineering within Computer, Computer Science, Information Systems. B.S. in Computer Science. B.S. program in Data analytics, Informatics, Management with Cybersecurity (minor). B.S. program with a specialization in Technology – “Hands on technology experience”. B.S. in Cybersecurity or Information Security. Optional – Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree with interest in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy.
