Ethical Hacking Scope

Hi,
In India, companies like Wipro, Infosys and IBM are interested in employing ethical hackers. Moreover, salaries are higher than other areas of IT. According to Nasscom, India will require at least 77,000 ethical hackers compared to the present figure of 15,000. If you are well versed with the inner workings of a system and have the capabilities to discover new weaknesses in an otherwise secure system, then you will find it easy to build your career and take it to the next higher level. At the minimum you will require an undergraduate degree in computer science. Although the certifications help but they only go insofar as your skills are concerned. In many cases you have to think like a hacker, so sound grasp of system internals (including networking protocol, underlying OS, reversing skills, etc.) may be required.
You may land an average job at a startup based on the skills you have but in order to ascend to the top you will have to put some serious effort. I have seen people with average educational backgrounds making it to a position of a chief security officer from being just a security tester in a span of few years just because they had that passion of going through seemingly complicated tasks of reversing an unknown protocol to finding vulnerabilities in an otherwise secure product, just because they had the passion.
In the end it's your passion that counts.

The government jobs for ethical hackers in different organizations basically require the hacker to make use of hacking tools, tactics and techniques to breach the existing security protocols by finding small loopholes, assessing the security of these networks/ website/ application and to execute the measures that can prevent such unwanted intrusions. They test and develop security systems. Jobs as network security administrator, chief information security officer, application security tester, chief application security officer, etc. offer exciting prospects. They can work in defense organizations, law enforcement organizations, forensic organizations, detective companies, investigative organizations, etc.
The job opportunities are immense and good remuneration only enhances the desirability of the job. The salaries of ethical hackers tend to be nearly 20% to 30% more than the salaries earned by professional in other positions at the same level in other IT fields. A beginner in the field of ethical hacking may get a salary package of about INR 3 to 6 lakhs per annum with a government organization. However, the pay can rise substantially with better academic qualification, certifications and work experience. Some ethical hackers tend to earn INR 30 lakhs per annum. The primary hubs for these jobs include Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Qualification required to become an ethical hacker:
To avail a government job as an ethical hacker in India, you need to have certain academic credentials. The potential candidate must have a graduate or post graduate degree in information technology or computer science and allied fields. Diploma or a credited course in ethical hacking is a plus. The candidate must be certified as an ethical hacker from a reputed institution for better job prospects. Some of these certifications include:
1. Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator (EC-Council).
2. Certified Ethical Hacker (EC-Council).
3. GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) by SAN and
4. GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA).
Special training in the field and experience adds to the resume of the candidate.

Most of the people don't know the difference between IT security and ethical hacking. IT security is also known as computer security. IT security or computer security is known as the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, software, information stored on them, or any form of disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. It includes controlling physical access to the hardware, as well as protecting against the harm that may come via network access, data and code injection, and due to malpractice by operators, whether intentional or accidental. The term 'white hat' in refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in the penetration of testing and other testing methodologies to ensure the security of organization's information systems. Ethical hacking was coined by IBM meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing. White-hat hackers may also work in teams called sneakers, red teams, or tiger teams.
IT security or computer security is a job of protecting computer resources from theft or damage to software or hardware. Security professional works for the cyber Space investigation department. He searches for the vulnerability. Ethical hackers or white hat hackers are people who are hired by companies to ensure the security of their organization.