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In recent years, a lot of email frauds, cyber crime cases have come to the fore. Hacking email accounts, stealing sensitive data, copying the address book, intercepting data, virus infections, password attacks, spoofed messages, abusive emails, Trojan attacks and espionage are only some of the many concerns that have started affecting email users worldwide. Emails are also commonly being exploited by computer criminals to execute privacy and identity attacks on unsuspecting victims. Terrorists have hacked into the individual’s emails to send them terror mails. Therefore the worldwide demand for information security professionals has grown. Companies such as Wipro, Infosys, IBM, Airtel and Reliance have set up separate security divisions. Currently there is a huge gap between the demand and supply as far as ethical hackers are concerned in India. Because of this shortage, pay packages and growth opportunities are superlative and ever-growing. Since this is a very dynamic Industry you will get the opportunity to constantly learn new tools, techniques and methods.Current Market Scenario :Information Security and Ethical hacking is the latest buzzword in the industry. In the past five years, the percentage of hacking crimes, data thefts, data losses, viruses and other cyber crimes have increased exponentially. NASSCOM predicts requirement of 1,88,000 professionals by the year 2008. Currently the number of security professionals in India is around 22,000.” The current demand for Information Security jobs continue to grow. With information security increasingly becoming a boardroom level concern, training and certification are becoming increasingly important for candidates and companies.
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE
Ethical Hackers use the same techniques and tactics as those used by illegal hackers to breach corporate security systems. The end result is the company's ability to prevent an intrusion before it ever occurs. To become an ethical hacker, being computer savvy and gadget friendly are important pre-requisites. There should be a keen interest in the Internet and basic knowledge of networking and programming and desire to stay updated in the field of ethical hacking and cyber crimes. Total honesty and integrity is of the utmost importance for ethical hackers.Psychological challenge :You must have good organizational skills, you must be highly perceptive and be able to make quick decisions. You should have the knack of getting things done.
CAREER OPTIONS
Many organizations like army, multinational companies and police departments have their own security divisions. There is a growing need of hackers in these types of organization. After completion of the course in hacking you can find a job in any software company as a hacker. You can apply for the following positions like Information Security, Professional Network, Security Professional Systems, Security Professional, Security Analyst and Security Administrator.
REMUNERATION & LIFESTYLE
A good hacker can fetch remuneration ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 a month. Freelance ethical hackers can expect to make $10,000 per assignment in the US. In India, freelance ethical hackers are not employed by established companies as most prefer to hire them from known security firms. Corporates and governments are today spending millions of dollars on ethical hackers. There is a huge demand for them and the opportunities are unlimited.
TOP COURSE DETAILS & ITS ELIGIBILITY
Fee Structure : The fee structure is around Rs. 22,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 depending upon the institute.
Duration : Duration for the course in ethical hacking is 2-6 months.
Syllabus : The subjects include Security testing methodologies, Introduction to Remote Exploits, Trojan genres, Modifying syslog entries, Malicious event log editing, Abusing Web Applications, Remote buffer overflow exploit lab, Compromise a DMZ setting with port redirection, Network Sweeping etc.
ACADEMICS
General Eligibility :The eligibility criterion for a degree or a diploma course in hacking is graduation in any field with 55%. There are several degree and diploma courses in Cyberspace and Ethical Hacking. Every Institute has its own entrance exams.There are three courses recognized by the Ministry of Information Technology and the HRD Ministry Primarily: Certified Information Security Expert (CISE), Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) provided by the EC-Council and the Certified Information Systems Security Professional s(CISSP) offered by a handful accredited institutes in the city.Premiere Institute Eligibility :Bascom Computer Education, Ahmedabad offers course in ethical hacking.
INSTITUTE WATCHLIST
NII Consulting(National Institute of Information Security) Mumbai, Jodo Institute, DelhiOnix Academy, ChennaiIIJT Infotech, Viman NagarAnkit Fadia (CEH)Inter Networkz , BangloreInfosec InstituteNIITBascom Computer Education, AhmedabadAegis Computers, AhmedabadNeuerung Technologies, Ahmedabad.
In recent years, a lot of email frauds, cyber crime cases have come to the fore. Hacking email accounts, stealing sensitive data, copying the address book, intercepting data, virus infections, password attacks, spoofed messages, abusive emails, Trojan attacks and espionage are only some of the many concerns that have started affecting email users worldwide. Emails are also commonly being exploited by computer criminals to execute privacy and identity attacks on unsuspecting victims. Terrorists have hacked into the individual’s emails to send them terror mails. Therefore the worldwide demand for information security professionals has grown. Companies such as Wipro, Infosys, IBM, Airtel and Reliance have set up separate security divisions. Currently there is a huge gap between the demand and supply as far as ethical hackers are concerned in India. Because of this shortage, pay packages and growth opportunities are superlative and ever-growing. Since this is a very dynamic Industry you will get the opportunity to constantly learn new tools, techniques and methods.Current Market Scenario :Information Security and Ethical hacking is the latest buzzword in the industry. In the past five years, the percentage of hacking crimes, data thefts, data losses, viruses and other cyber crimes have increased exponentially. NASSCOM predicts requirement of 1,88,000 professionals by the year 2008. Currently the number of security professionals in India is around 22,000.” The current demand for Information Security jobs continue to grow. With information security increasingly becoming a boardroom level concern, training and certification are becoming increasingly important for candidates and companies.
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE
Ethical Hackers use the same techniques and tactics as those used by illegal hackers to breach corporate security systems. The end result is the company's ability to prevent an intrusion before it ever occurs. To become an ethical hacker, being computer savvy and gadget friendly are important pre-requisites. There should be a keen interest in the Internet and basic knowledge of networking and programming and desire to stay updated in the field of ethical hacking and cyber crimes. Total honesty and integrity is of the utmost importance for ethical hackers.Psychological challenge :You must have good organizational skills, you must be highly perceptive and be able to make quick decisions. You should have the knack of getting things done.
CAREER OPTIONS
Many organizations like army, multinational companies and police departments have their own security divisions. There is a growing need of hackers in these types of organization. After completion of the course in hacking you can find a job in any software company as a hacker. You can apply for the following positions like Information Security, Professional Network, Security Professional Systems, Security Professional, Security Analyst and Security Administrator.
REMUNERATION & LIFESTYLE
A good hacker can fetch remuneration ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 a month. Freelance ethical hackers can expect to make $10,000 per assignment in the US. In India, freelance ethical hackers are not employed by established companies as most prefer to hire them from known security firms. Corporates and governments are today spending millions of dollars on ethical hackers. There is a huge demand for them and the opportunities are unlimited.
TOP COURSE DETAILS & ITS ELIGIBILITY
Fee Structure : The fee structure is around Rs. 22,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 depending upon the institute.
Duration : Duration for the course in ethical hacking is 2-6 months.
Syllabus : The subjects include Security testing methodologies, Introduction to Remote Exploits, Trojan genres, Modifying syslog entries, Malicious event log editing, Abusing Web Applications, Remote buffer overflow exploit lab, Compromise a DMZ setting with port redirection, Network Sweeping etc.
ACADEMICS
General Eligibility :The eligibility criterion for a degree or a diploma course in hacking is graduation in any field with 55%. There are several degree and diploma courses in Cyberspace and Ethical Hacking. Every Institute has its own entrance exams.There are three courses recognized by the Ministry of Information Technology and the HRD Ministry Primarily: Certified Information Security Expert (CISE), Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) provided by the EC-Council and the Certified Information Systems Security Professional s(CISSP) offered by a handful accredited institutes in the city.Premiere Institute Eligibility :Bascom Computer Education, Ahmedabad offers course in ethical hacking.
INSTITUTE WATCHLIST
NII Consulting(National Institute of Information Security) Mumbai, Jodo Institute, DelhiOnix Academy, ChennaiIIJT Infotech, Viman NagarAnkit Fadia (CEH)Inter Networkz , BangloreInfosec InstituteNIITBascom Computer Education, AhmedabadAegis Computers, AhmedabadNeuerung Technologies, Ahmedabad.
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