Monday, January 12, 2009

Ethical Hacking as a Career

What is Hacking?
Hacking is the act of attacking a system to steal valuable data or bring down the system. Hackers can usually erase their tracks in 20 minutes.

Details about Hacking:
· Predicting and then preventing a hacking attack is a difficult task.
· Hackers are constantly updated with newer techniques, and they can swoop down from any location and hide their identity.

How to prevent it?
· Rent a well and ethical Hacker
· There are 2 types of hackers, White-hat hackers and black-hat hackers.
· The white-hat hackers are professional hackers who use their skills to earn a living.

Career Prospects:
· According to NASSCOM there will be need for 1,88,000 cyber security professionals in the near future.
· Almost all companies and individuals having websites of their own will prefer professionals who would keep their website safe and secure. Thus demand of these white-hat hackers is growing, as the risk of crime fraud, stolen passwords, has become the biggest danger and major cause of concern.