Cybersecurity | Computer Science internship: autonomous penetration testing

Job description

Introduction The Automation & Innovation team within ASML’s Global Information Security organization explores modern ways to strengthen security testing capabilities. This internship contributes by evaluating how AI can support future penetration testing approaches. You will work on a forward‑looking research topic with direct relevance to real-world security challenges. This internship combines experimentation, reflection, and collaboration. If you are curious about applied AI and security, this assignment is designed for you. Your assignment: During this internship, you will investigate how mature current AI technologies are in autonomously identifying and validating security vulnerabilities. You will experiment with different AI-driven approaches and assess their feasibility in a realistic security testing environment. Your work will help ASML understand opportunities, limitations, and risks of AI-driven offensive security. Your key responsibilities will be: Research current AI techniques applicable to autonomous penetration testing. Design and execute experiments for vulnerability discovery and validation. Prototype AI-assisted or autonomous security testing workflows. Evaluate...