2022 Cybersecurity Internship opportunities
Experience scope
Categories
Security (cybersecurity and IT security) Information technology Databases Hardware NetworkingSkills
business consulting communication researchPay it forward by helping a new generation learn new skills,, build their portfolio, and develop a taste of what they like or don’t like to do. Offset enough of employees’ time with the work an intern does to be a fair and sustainable exchange.
Bring on students from TSOM to be your virtual interns, in a project-based experience.
Students explore all areas of the cyber world (Blockchain, Big Data, IoT, etc) and to gain practical experience with tools and technologies used in the industry, and are poised to succeed in the integrated work areas of tools and technologies used in the industry, documentation, and analysis of network traffic, operating systems, attach tools, encryption analysis, passwords, and basic Python programming.
Students are required to complete 240 hours of placement within 12 weeks.
These students are looking for both paid and unpaid internships with a preference for paid experiences. Please indicate in your project submission which you are able to offer.
Students
Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the internship. However, these deliverables must be discussed and agreed upon prior to the start of the internship.
Project Examples
Requirements
Project examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Practicing to use tools such as Cryptool, Wireshark, Zenmap, nmap, Burp Suite, Snort, TCPdump, OpenVAS and OSSIM
- Practicing Python programming language, SQL, Hyper-V, mobile simulator/emulators to perform cybersecurity lab experiments
- Assessing risks to determine how security policies and protocols can be improved by studying computer systems and networks
- Anticipating information security risks and implement new ways to protect organizations' computer systems and networks
- Handling computer communication across multiple operation systems
- Responding to security alerts and uncover and fix flaws in computer systems and networks
- Utilizing technologies to perform or prevent cyberattacks of various types
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide a dedicated contact who will act as the student's primary supervisor over the duration of the virtual placement. A secondary contact should be provided as a backup.
Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope in an appropriate fit for the internship
Provide ongoing support and mentorship to students throughout the internship. Students will interact virtually with their primary contact no less than once a week.