Ethical Hacker

How do I Become a Ethical Hacker? Ethical Hacker Job Overview An Ethical Hacker is a hacker. There is no fancy phrasing required. This person will employ all of the same techniques as a malicious hacker. The difference is that like R2D2 you aren't on the "dark side"- rather you're attempting to expose vulnerabilities in systems and networks as part of an effort to shore up the defenses of the system or network. Ethical hackers are employed by a wide variety of government and private firms. Many particularly skilled ethical hackers also participate in contests where the aim is to expose a technique for breaking into some technology. Many of the most prestigious contests have large bounties as prize money. Ethical hackers are often highly talented cyber security experts and often good "people persons" as well, as many hacking attempts rely on social engineering. This is a great job for someone with . . .