Career Opprtunities For Ethical Hackers And Infomation Security Experts

Hacker didn't start out as a bad word. But it's evolved into one, thanks to hackers of the malicious kind.


Bieng frank, job opprtunities are less, but whichever are there, they are of High Standard and Importance.


For those, who measures everything in Money, i must tell that Security Professionals earn maximum then all other professionals, given that they are having sum talent in hands.


Now the simple question arising outa the minds of u guys wud be : How Can even A HACKER Earn...???

So here is the explaation:


Jst wonder, How do credit card companies acquire foolproof safety? Who ensures safe access to bank accounts over the Net, and security of messages on local computers and servers. Hackers (as opposed to crackers) are the experts whose services are hired by organisations to test the robustness of their network security systems. 


What differentiates ethical hackers from crackers is that the former are actually paid to find a security breach in an organisation’s network. It is "ethical" or legal because it is done with the client’s permission. With more and more organisations moving their offline transactions online, e-security has emerged as a major issue. Almost every Fortune 500 company employs hackers to protect their critical data from possible cracker attacks. They also educate government, defense services, banks and law enforcement bodies on how to better use technology to get their jobs done securely. In India, as the concept of e-security is still not fully developed, ethical hacking is not as popular. However, it is fast catching up and very soon ‘constructive hacking’ will become part of technology consulting.
 

To be a good hacker, you need to be an experienced and intelligent programmer in the first place. You need to know at least one operating system inside out. You have to be comfortable with networking, TCP/IP and various other protocols. There are no shortcuts and the best approach is to get hold of as many technical manuals. You can learn hacking techniques from three main sources: The Net, books, and hacking clubs. 

In India, Ankit Fadia’s "hackingtruths’ club distributes training material to members. Some organisations (e.g. SANS, Foundstone etc) do offer courses in ethical hacking. However, the best training is on the job, which requires expertise in different tools and techniques.

As a fresher you would obviuosly require rigorous training on various networking technologies, operating systems, scripting, languages, security tools etc.

Experts in this field command huge salaries. Starting salaries would be higher than standard networking and software professionals.

Jst chk out following links for ur own satisfaction:

http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/ethical%20hacking.do

http://www.myinfosecjob.com/tag/ceh/

http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Certification=Certified_Ethical_Hacker_(CEH)/Salary

Here is the simple Graph For Such Cert Holding professionals :