Competitive Intelligence Analyst

Overview About Netskope Today, there's more data and users outside the enterprise than inside, causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We started Netskope to redefine Cloud, Network and Data Security, building a cloud-based perimeter that follows and protects data wherever it goes. Since 2012, we have built the market-leading cloud security company with an award-winning culture, with offices in Santa Clara, St. Louis, Bangalore, London, Paris, Melbourne, Taipei, and Tokyo. Our core values are openness, honesty, and transparency, and we support partnerships, collaboration, and teamwork. Visit Netskope Careers. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Netskope. The Job: The Intelligence Analyst is a key supporting role focused on helping position Netskope’s advantages in the competitive cloud security markets. This role reports to the Head of Cyber Intelligence Strategy and provides research and analysis on competitor product strategies, capabilities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A primary focus is to identify opportunities for improved cybersecurity risk reduction and threat reduction outcomes through Netskope competitive advantage or competitor weaknesses and product gaps. The role combines hands-on research, intelligence gathering, and technical communication with maintaining a contemporary view of cyber threats, threat actor TTPs, countermeasures, and the ability to concisely communicate these topics to technical and business audiences. Partner with the global CxO strategy team, competitive intelligence, technical marketing engineering, threat labs, global security, and product teams to develop and drive research, analysis, and threat-focused content and thought leadership; enabling the future of Netskope products, better outcomes in the field, and for our existing customers. Responsibilities Provide insights on competitors strategies, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats Using contemporary knowledge of threat landscape, actor TTPs, and response protocols; prepare a cadence of research and analysis outputs and thought leadership Make presentations to internal stakeholders and external audiences Partner with internal teams to develop research and perform analysis on product improvement areas relating to evolving attack surfaces of our broad customer base Identify and analyze new business opportunities in existing, adjacent, or new markets and businesses Attend industry conferences and provide reports on trends in the evolving cyber threat landscape, cybersecurity product innovations, and emerging innovations relating to cyber intelligence and threat mitigation strategies Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 6+ years of experience in a cyber intelligence, incident response, or threat intelligence analyst role with excellent written and verbal communication skills Passion for working with technical individuals and the ability to distill complex concepts into easy-to-understand outputs for varied audiences A contemporary view of the broad and evolving cyber threat landscape across varying industries; strong understanding of response and mitigation strategies Strong background in technical research and analysis and the ability to distill deep technical topics for varying levels of technical audiences A passion for technology and innovation; a desire to solve big problems through better people, process and technology outcomes Strong communication skills (verbal, written, creative) with a desire to develop strong messaging and thought leadership as part of research and analysis work Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, confidently working on both strategy and tactics Strong cybersecurity industry background; threat intelligence or incident response experience a plus Strong understanding of threat intelligence, incident response, and the cybersecurity technology landscape Strong writing and content development experience Willingness to work at least partially during U.S. business hours to align with team collaboration and project needs Netskope is committed to equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion, race, color, sex, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law. Netskope respects your privacy; refer to Netskope’s Privacy Policy for more details. #J-18808-Ljbffr