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Protective Intelligence Analyst
Meet the Team
Cisco’s Security and Trust Organization (STO) is at the forefront of establishing Cisco’s reputation as a trustworthy, transparent, and accountable leader in security, privacy, and data protection. Our team works across Cisco—collaborating with Corporate Security, People and Communities, Government Affairs, Talos, Communications, Supply Chain, and Legal—and partners externally with industry, regulators, and public/private organizations. Together, we proactively identify, understand, and respond to emerging security and industry trends, influencing standards and embedding cybersecurity and data protection needs into our offerings.
Your Impact
As a G8 Protective Intelligence Analyst (Threat Investigator), you’ll leverage your expertise in intelligence analysis, writing, and interpersonal communication to help minimize risks to Cisco’s executives and business.
This exciting role combines monitoring of physical and global threats, conducting in-depth investigations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to protect Cisco’s people and assets. You will play a critical role in shaping Cisco’s proactive security posture and make a meaningful impact on the safety of our leadership and operations.
Responsibilities
- Monitor threats against Cisco executives and personnel via vendor intelligence feeds, law enforcement reports, and OSINT research, triaging and escalating based on an established risk matrix.
- Produce and deliver risk assessments and recommendations ahead of executive travel and perform active monitoring of intelligence feeds to mitigate travel disruptions and risks.
- Conduct security investigations and maintain awareness of persons of interest (POIs) and potential hostile actors.
- Draft recurring reports analyzing internal threat metrics, emerging security TTPs, and geopolitical, cyber, and physical threats that may impact leadership, assets, or operations.
- Contribute to ad-hoc advisories, presentations, and projects on executive security, internal risk, and travel risk management, collaborating with STO Global Security, Executive Protection teams, and partners.
- Coordinate with Cisco vendors, internal stakeholders, and public/private partners to refine tooling, configure intelligence feeds, and liaise on risk concerns.
- Provide on-site or remote intelligence support for corporate events, shareholder meetings, and high-profile engagements; assist with pre-event security planning.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science, intelligence studies, criminal justice, journalism or a related field.
- 4+ years of Private Sector experience (or government) in an Intelligence Analysis or Investigations role supporting a Protective Intelligence function.
- Strong understanding of protection protocols, industry standards, vendor relationships, and specialized terminology.
- Experience utilizing OSINT tools to research and conduct online monitoring of threats towards principals/executives (OSINT tools: e.g. Factal, Ontic, AlertMedia, Everbridge, Silo, etc.).
- Experience monitoring executive travel movements and conducting pre-trip intel assessments.
- Experience using behavioral threat assessment methodologies to evaluate persons of interest who are targeting principals/executives.
- Ability to draft clear and concise threat assessments that follow analytic standards, tradecraft, and intelligence methodologies, and integrate complex geopolitical, security, and/or policy issues.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience supporting a corporate intelligence function and working with a wide array of stakeholders, such as Executive Protection, Corporate Security, and Travel/Event Teams.
- Ability to read and write in a foreign language such as (but not limited to): Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Polish, or Japanese.
- Basic understanding of cybersecurity operations and insider threat analysis.
- Proficiency with current open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools provided by Ontic, Factal, Flashpoint, or similar systems.
- Excellent critical thinking, judgement, attention to detail, written and verbal communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- A global perspective with the ability to work across and engage individuals and teams from different geographies, cultures, and backgrounds. Familiarity with and membership in public-private partnership programs such as the Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC) and/or Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).
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