Introduction to Ethical Hacking
Ethical hackers help expose the vulnerabilities in the software to help a business secure their software before an illegal hacker discovers them.
Being a software developer, I wanted to make my software highly secure. So I started learning about ethical hacking. In this story, I will introduce you to ethical hacking.
What is hacking?
Hacking is being able to get access to a system that you are not supposed to have access to. For example, gaining unauthorized access to a remote computer is hacking that computer, logging into accounts you are not supposed to have access to means that you have hacked that account.
Types of Hacker
There are 3 types of hackers black-hat hacker, white-hat hacker, and grey-hat hacker.
Black-hat Hacker
These are the bad people, they hack into systems illegally in order to steal money, information, do harm to your systems, or achieve their own illegal goals.
White-hat Hacker
These are good people, they hack into your system with your permission in order to identify the vulnerabilities and test security in your system.
Today, big companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and others spend millions on white-hat hacking to remove the vulnerabilities in their system. Bug bounty programs are created to compensate the hacker for reporting security issues.
Grey-hat Hacker
These are a mix of black and white hats. They hack into your system without permission to test security but they do not harm your system. They report the vulnerabilities to the business owner. This is still illegal as they do not have permission to do so.
Why you should teach or learn to hack?
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Job Opportunities
Hacking is an existing industry and there are a lot of job opportunities for ethical hackers today.
Good Pay Scale
Salary for a certified ethical hacker:
- Security Analyst. ₹474k.
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) ₹499k.
- Information Security Analyst. ₹579k.
- Ethical Hacker. ₹499k.
- Cyber Security Analyst. ₹522k.
- Security Consultant, (Computing / Networking / Information Technology) ₹741k.
- Penetration Tester. ₹673k.
Demand
Career Prospects According to a survey conducted by the International Data Corp, there is a demand for over 60,000 information security personnel worldwide. In India alone, the number is expected to grow by over 77,000 and 188,000 worldwide in the next few years.
Online Resources
There are plenty of online resources available to self-learn hacking.
Here is a great link to some useful resources
Protect Your Data and Secure Systems
The New Normal — Work From Home, has raised security concerns to protect personal and organizational data. IT teams are not able to physically provide assistance to the company systems. If you are aware of the hacker mindset and the techniques of hacking you can protect your data and systems from malicious activities. Knowledge is Power, it will help you secure your software products as well.
Bug Bounty Programs
Big companies organize bug bounty programs to test their system security. You can participate in such programs and earn in 6 figures.
Conclusion
Hope you have got a basic idea of ethical hacking.
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