Cyber Security & Ethical Hacking
- Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 9:12
While in college you had successfully hacked your way into your friends orkut account, edited it and had fun. You were even involved in hacking your college website and added your ideas to your dean’s thoughts. If so then you may be a budding hacker. And let us inform you that Hacking is illegal! But what if you get paid for what you are good at and still be considered within the law. Surprising but yes, you can be an Ethical Hacker.
When hacking began, it was believed to be used by teenaged computer geeks for show off. What at first began as pranks has now become a major crime that has left many a companies and organizations wondering on how to deal with it. A virus attack, initiated by Cyber criminals or hackers, may strike in such a way that it could erase your entire system; or someone can steal confidential information from your systems or even break into your systems and modify your files without your knowledge. The function of a cyber security professional is to protect the data and systems in the network that are connected to the internet. A hacker tries to find loopholes in a system and break into it. The job of a cyber security professional is the same as of a typical hacker, albeit with a difference, i.e. to fix the loopholes in a system before it is exploited by the hackers.
Do you have it in you?
Although, software engineers do have a preference, the basic requirement to be a cyber crime professional is a graduate in any discipline. Good knowledge of networks and understanding of hackers mind is essential apart from aptitude and keenness to learn. A course in cyber security will help you get acquainted with the hacking world. Although not too many institutes in India provide such courses, one needs to learn multiple languages and multiple systems starting from the simple TCP/IP – the basic language in which servers and PCs connected to the Internet talk to each other, to high end encrypted data packet transfer systems. Certifications like CISA (Certified Information System Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Management) and CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) would help a person to start a career in Cyber security. Other vendor specific certifications like CCSP (Cisco Certified Security Professional) and MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) also help.
Future Scope in India and Abroad
According to NASSCOM there would be a shortfall of 35,000 to 45,000 cyber security professionals in India in the year 2010. It estimates that the demand for Cyber security Professionals, at that time, would be around 90,000 in India. This figure is estimated to touch about 2, 00,000 worldwide. The industry estimates much higher demand in the local as well as overseas market. With more and more attacks on systems worldwide
Job Profile
An Information Security Professional may have to work on one of the following job profiles. The job of a cyber security professional includes the following.
- Ethical Hacking into a company’s network and evaluate the target systems’ security and report back to the owners with the vulnerabilities they found.
- Creating security policy for an organisation
- 24 X 7 managing security products like firewall
- Compiling a report or auditing on a company’s security system to see if it matches standards
- Clinical investigation of computer crimes/frauds – Cyber forensics
- Training others about ethical hacking.
Career Path
Entry Level - IS Executive Manager (correlate broad security guidelines of the organisation with security operations.)
Middle Level - IS Manager (Security program management, data security, policy creation/maintenance, business continuity/ disaster recovery)
Senior & Top Level - Chief IS Manager (Design and development of information security policy. Regulatory compliance, information security governance)
Senior & Top Level - Security Advisors / Auditors (Advisory services for information security, policy design, risk assessment, compliance to global/industry standards)
Senior & Top Level - Chief Information Officer (Justifying the cost of ongoing and future investments to mitigate information risks, aligning business objectives with a concise security strategy)
Expected Remuneration
A person with a years experience can expect Rs.3 Lakh per annum. Those with 5 years can get up to 8-10 Lakhs. Those with certifications like CISM, CISSP and CISA can expect annual salaries of US $100,000 or more abroad.
Hi sir,
I am working as a system administrator as 2 years in chennai, I have completed my B.Tech and CCNA and i wnat to start my carrer in Cyber security, Can you please suggest me which course can i opt for and where i can get itthat without affecting my current job. Please advice as it would help for my future
im doin my engg. & i wish 2 learn d hacking badly, bt i dnt know anything…
so please suggest me from where 2 start….
Hi,
I am an software Programmer/Consultant working in this field for almost 5 years. Highest Degree Held: BE (non-IT / Electrical) . Out of my interest I am thinking to get into Information Security field but am confused about how to start it. can i tak the certified courses directly or do i hav to prepare myself from few basics like CCNA and stuff.. also will that be a mindful decision aftr working in software field for almost 5 yrs.. looking forward for reply and Security field too ..
hi..
your portal is great ….
i am pursuing my b.tech right now and wanted to make career in the field of network security.Can u please suggest me from where i can start and insttitutes in ncr preferebly in delhi offering these courses.
i will be thankful to you
Sir
I am doing my B.tech final yr Information Technology and i am very much interested in Networking field.I have completed CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER(CEHv6) with 94%.I want a networking carrier.but i dont have sufficient data about how to pursue my goal.Can u plz guide me…
Today’s skilled cyber security professional has great demand in the market because of high volume of cyber crime. Some serious cyber crime are altering the file of other, change of passwords, stealing credit card information and unauthorized purchasing, stealing personal information, pictures and misuses it etc. Today almost every organization has been using internet application and they all need proper security from cyber crime. So no doubt career in cyebr security is bright.
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sir i have cleared certified ethical hacking course by Sir Ankit Fadia, with a 100% result,i am a 10+2, and am lukin to pursue a lucrative job in the same field.
Please tellme what are d future prospects i must follow and how can i get into Research work in the same field, also let me know how can i get trained in Penetration testing…
Thank you
deepak
I HVE BEEN WORKING FOR RELIANCE CYBER SECURITIES I JUST WANT TO KNOW IS THERE ANY SORT OF VACANCIES OUT SIDE CAN U PLS HELP ME OUT.
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hello i am rohit and i m mca student can u tell me about information security and ethical hacking and networking security and good institute in delhi or chandigarh for these courses for 6 weeks
sir please tell me about the collages where master degree in cyber security or graduate
leval courses are available.collage location is delhi & NCR.
This site is fabulous…….but can u suggest me some IT organisations that completeley or partially feed on maintaining cybersecurity.And also can you tell me what is its scope towards central government.Any careers in central sector too.
Dear sir,
i am civil engineering graduate and completed my B.Tech in 2008. now i am interested in Ethical hacking and i know the basics about networking and how to connect it and also a midrange user in windows environment. my age is 24.
is it good for changing my career?
is it really worth doing ethical hacking?….and finally i dont know where to start?
…please guide me.
thanks in advance
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