Your Career after Ethical Hacking

The moment we hear hacking we think of it as something unethical. But how does one understand the mind and workings of a hacker? It's through an ethical hacker. Ethical hacking takes place with the explicit permission of the company whose system is being attacked. An ethical hacker is the person who is hired by a company to protect its computer network. The ethical is a trusted person who has been appointed to guard against hacking attempts.

Skills to be required:

• The most important prerequisite before one studies to become an ethical hacker is to ace computer networking knowledge
• Expertise in at least one application like Java or C++
• Knowledge of the functioning of UNIX
• One should have an analytical approach and should probe every function with a critical bent of mind

To become an ethical hacker, The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) provides a professional certification called the Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH). An Ethical Hacker is also known as a Penetration Tester, as he or she employs the methods of a hacker to penetrate into the systems of a company and find vulnerabilities of its computer security.

Ethical Hacking Certification is very much in demand in the professionals related to cyber security, network security, systems security, and data security.

Some of the most prevalent ethical hacking certifications in India are:

• Certified Ethical Hacker offered by of EC-Council
• Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator Certifications offered by of EC-Council
• GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) offered by SAN (Security, Audit and Network)
• GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
• GIAC certified forensic analyst (GCFA)

Eligibility:

To be eligible for a course in ethical hacking you should have passed 10+2

Career Prospects:

• Network Security System Administrator/Manager
• Security Investigator
• Network Security Engineer
• Systems/Applications Security Executive
• Web security Administrator/Manager
• Security Auditor
• Ethical Hacker
• Data security specialist
• Chief Information Security Officer
• Computer Forensics Investigator
• IT Security Administrator/Consultant/ Manager
• Security Certified Programmer
• Forensics Investigator
• Security consultant