Cybercrime Specialist
| Remuneration: | R500 per hour |
| Location: | Cape Town |
| Remote work: | Some remote work allowed |
| Education level: | Masters |
| Job level: | Mid |
| Type: | Contract |
| Company: | PikUniq |
Job description
Working scenario: Open to remote or hybrid scenarios
About the role:A foundation is searching for a cybercrime fighting specialist to advise their research team on contemporary issues and review proposed fieldwork and academic outputs related to ‘fake celebrity endorsements.’ The specialist will work a minimum of five hours each month, and a maximum of ten, for six months. The role is expected to start in August and run until February next year.
The specialist will contribute advice on the realities of cybercrime in South Africa and ensure that the outputs reflect current digital forensic realities. If the specialist is an academic, they can also contribute as a co-author to our academic outputs.
About the company:The Institution raises to raise public awareness of phishing scams involving fake celebrity endorsements. They have shifted from responding to complaints to raising awareness and encouraging reporting of scams to the appropriate authorities.
Minimum requirements:- Professional experience in fighting cybercrime for a digital forensics company (or academic experience in researching and publishing on cybercrime).
- Masters degree in the IT field, or evidence of progress towards one
Skillset:- Advisory Skills
- Research Support
- Digital Forensics
- Media Tracking
- Communication
- Optional Scholarly Contributions
Company Description
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Posted on 18 Jun 09:24, Closing date 3 Aug
