Careers in Ethical Hacking: Dos, Don’ts and Prospects

“It (ethical hacking)’s an art and science of identification of vulnerabilities”.

Ethical hacking is an offensive activity or hacking done with due permission from the client. The objective in it is to actively hack to identify security issues. Ethical hacking is a trust building activity. An ethical hacker should not disclose any confidential information to outsiders. Ethical hacking helps primarily in understanding the other side of security [Validating the work done by security experts] through active attacks. For instance, how do you identify the strength of a bullet-proof jacket? How do you test it?

Careers in Ethical Hacking: Dos, Don’ts and Prospects