Tuesday 19 January 2016

Career Scope In Ethical Hacking

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Security has emerged as a big concern these days, not only in objective space but also in the cyber space. Formerly, breaking into computer frameworks was a best pursuit for geeks, but now it has turned into a full-grown career option. Recently, there has been a disturbing augment in the figures of cyber crime cases on web such as hacking email accounts, thieving and interrupting crucial data, password attacks, obnoxious emails etc. This has significantly amplified the demand for ethical hackers who indeed are the saviors.
Even though hacking is considered as an offense, however it is regarded ethical only when it is carried out under a contract amid the hacker and the company. When we come across the word 'hackers' a fear arises in our minds. But 'ethical hackers' also known as a 'white hat' are our friends. An ethical hacker is somebody who hacks with lawful authorization to reinforce systems and makes them penetration-free. Ethical hacker is a network specialist who helps in identifying loopholes in an IT framework to hunt for vulnerabilities if any, so that the system stays protected from any spiteful hacker.

Eligibility For Ethical Hacker
Aspirants having an educational background in IT or computer science or computer engineering can cross the threshold of ethical hacking field. They are required to know programming languages like C, C++, Python, Ruby etc. They must be acquainted with extensively used operating systems like the different versions of Windows, Linux and Firefox etc. which is an important aspect of their knowledge base.

Listed below are some of the certifications in Ethical Hacking:
  • CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
  • CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator)
  • CCNA Security (Cisco Certified Network Associate Security)
  • SCP's SCNS (Security Certified Network Specialist)
  • SCNP (Security Certified Network Professional)
  • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
Job Prospects
Owing to the growing use of internet worldwide, the cyber crimes are thriving at an alarming rate. This has increased the demand for ethical hackers. Apparently, ethical hackers constitute an integral workforce of any IT security industry nowadays. On the other hand, presently there is a massive gap between the demand and supply where ethical hackers are concerned. That’s why scope for a fresher is productive not only in India but internationally.
Internet security and Networking are the two rapidly-growing industries where ethical hackers can hit upon jobs in ethical hacking and information security. The key responsibility of an ethical hacker is to get hold of vulnerabilities in network and ways to fix them. They can also join the government organizations as cyber security experts. Majorly, IT firms are the key recruiters of ethical hackers.

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