About the job
At Point Wild, we empower individuals to monitor, manage, and safeguard their identities and personal information in an increasingly complex digital landscape. Supported by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus, and General Catalyst, we are committed to delivering a comprehensive suite of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. Our mission is to be the essential resource for all cyber protection needs, both now and in the future.
Come join us on this exciting journey!
About the Role:
We are on the lookout for a talented Mac Malware Research Engineer with extensive expertise in Mac malware analysis, reverse engineering, and threat intelligence. The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in dissecting complex Mac-based threats, devising detection strategies, and contributing to advanced security research to enhance Mac security solutions.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Reverse engineer Mach-O binaries and malicious installers (PKG, DMG, scripts).
- Detect malicious behaviors including spyware, backdoors, loaders, and adware.
- Develop and maintain detection signatures and behavioral rules.
- Identify, validate, and exploit mobile security vulnerabilities.
- Monitor malware families, variants, and evolving attack methodologies.
- Investigate evasion techniques such as notarization abuse and code signing misuse.
- Research macOS-specific persistence mechanisms (LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons, cron jobs, login items).
- Conduct advanced malware research through reverse engineering, static and dynamic analysis, heuristics, memory, and behavioral-based analysis.
- Prepare technical reports and threat intelligence documentation.
- Collaborate with detection engineering and product teams to enhance security coverage.
- Advocate for security research and threat insights to stakeholders through blogs, whitepapers, conferences, and collaborations.
- Keep abreast of emerging cyber threats, attack techniques, and industry trends to detect zero-day and unknown malware.
