Cyber Testing Intern - Summer 2026

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

We are currently looking for Consulting Interns for our Security, Privacy and Risk Consulting practice. The candidate will work with teams of security and privacy staff in a wide variety of systems environments.  Our Security, Privacy and Risk Consulting team serves the Information Security and Data Privacy related needs of our clients. This team assists clients with selecting, improving, controlling, securing, managing and monitoring the appropriate systems to address their information needs.  We serve a diverse base of clients in a variety of industries, and understanding how technology impacts the operation and growth of organizations is what we do best. 

SPR interns provide quality consulting services to the Firm's clients by performing the duties and responsibilities listed below in an efficient and effective manner. 

Examples of candidate's responsibilities include: 

• Assess security of client networks, hosts, and applications 

• Determine technical, business impact and likelihood of identified security issues and provide remediation guidance to clients 

• Perform analysis and testing to verify the strengths and weaknesses of mobile and web applications and web services (SOAP, WSDL, UDDI) 

• Perform Internet penetration testing using blackbox and whitebox methodologies 

• Review application code, system configurations and device configurations using manual and automated techniques 

• Measure and report clients’ compliance with established industry or government requirements 

• Identify leaked client data on open and closed (Deep and Dark Web) sources  

• Perform analytical investigations into specific threat actors, ransomware, and campaigns 

• Communicate technical findings to a non-technical audience effectively 

• Create and review threat intelligence programs for clients using established intelligence models 

• Work with RSM consulting professionals with a variety of credentials including Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Information Systems Security Professionals® (CISSP®); Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®), Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM®), Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA®) 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Pursuing a B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent from an accredited university by the time employment commences with a major in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems Management, Information Security, intelligence, digital forensics, cybersecurity or other similar degrees 

• Technical background in computer science and cybersecurity related fields 

• Strong knowledge of computer network technologies, protocols/topologies, digital forensics and endpoint protection, or threat intelligence 

• Software development, programming and/or scripting experience (Perl, Python, C, Java, PHP, ASP, etc.) 

• Ability to track threat actors across Dark Web criminal forums and marketplaces and ability to co