Open to internships and co-ops
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I'm looking for internships, co-ops, and research collaborations in security operations, network security, and AI security. The fastest way to reach me is email.
Currently
Junior Security Analyst at the UMass Boston Network Security Operations Center, and an Undergraduate Machine Psychology Fellow with the Cyberpunk Division of UMass Boston's Machine Psychology Group. CompTIA Security+ and Network+ certified.
Based in the Boston area and open to relocating.
manny.kurt@gmail.com
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What roles are you looking for?
AI and LLM security is where I'd most like to land; it's what my research is in and where I think the interesting risk is moving. Beyond that: SOC analyst and detection engineering work, network security, and eventually offensive security. I'm open to internships, co-ops, and full-time roles.
What are you working on right now?
BadToken HYDRA, an automated red-teaming framework for language models, with a first-author manuscript in preparation. Alongside that I work NSOC shifts, and I earned CompTIA Network+ in October 2026 and Security+ in November 2026.
Are you open to relocating?
Yes. Boston is preferred and I'm local to the area, but I'm open to relocating and happy to discuss specifics.
Why don't you name the security products you use?
The tooling I use in the NSOC is part of my employer's security posture, and publishing that stack isn't my call to make. I describe tools by category instead, and I'm glad to go into specifics in an interview.