mastercard | Cybersecurity

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to mastercard. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Hiring Now

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to mastercard. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at mastercard. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced1-2 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntroductory

Welcome to Mastercard’s Cybersecurity Virtual Experience Program! We are so excited to have you here!

As the world of electronic payments grows, so do we. And we want you to grow with us. Mastercard is part of the NY CEO Jobs Council - a consortium of 30 large NYC employers who are committed to employing 100,000 youth from underserved communities over the next decade. The CEOs of these companies have made a personal pledge to the initiative.

In this virtual experience, you will have the opportunity to build skills and learn what it’s like to work as a Security Analyst at Mastercard. Specifically, you’ll help design a phishing email simulation for the Security Awareness team. You will learn that cyber threats come in many different forms and that you don’t need a technical background to help keep a company and its employees safe from threats.

We hope this program provides a great resource for you to up-skill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career in cybersecurity!

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Cybersecurity

Security Awareness

Problem Solving

Design Thinking

Communication

Security Training

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Strategy

How it works

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Design a phishing email simulation

30-60 mins

Introductory

Craft a phishing email simulation to be used to raise awareness of one of the most common threats organizations today face.

What you'll learn

What threat phishing presents to an organization
What different types of phishing emails look like
How Mastercard prevents and mitigates phishing threats

What you'll do

Examine an obvious fake email and make it more believable

Reviews

Over 47750

5 Star Reviews

"I really enjoyed being put in a real life scenario where I would be creating a phishing email for the company, then dispatching a phishing presentation in order to mitigate real phishing scams from affecting the company."-- Student from University of California, Santa Cruz

"I've liked the way it was structured and as security analyst, it was a great way to learn by going through all of them"-- Student from University of the People

"What I particularly enjoyed about the program was its practical approach, which made learning about phishing easier. I appreciated the hands-on aspects that allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of the subject. Overall, I found the experience highly informative and valuable."-- Student from University of Karachi

"Learning about phishing attempts, how to craft a phishing email and also how to avoid getting phished."-- Student from My institution is not listed

"It was quite good. it really helped me how an actual phisher thinks off. now i can get how to avoid thos malicious emails."-- Student from Chandigarh University

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