Ethical Hackers are hired by companies to hack into their systems and to report back with the weaknesses. This helps the company to learn which precaution to take. There are 5 phases to Ethical hacking namely,
a) Reconnaissance
b) Scanning
c) Gaining access
d) Maintaining access and
e) Covering tracks
The salary income of an individual who has gotten into the field of hacking is as follows depicted in the pie chart:
A security analyst would get paid $36,817 while a CEH would get paid $74,457. An information security analyst – $30,429, an Ethical Hacker and a security consultant would get paid $10,80,000 and $77,869, respectively.
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Non-FictionWith the rapid development of IT technologies, Hackers have become an integral part of this process. We keep hearing about computer security destroyers and the problems they cause from time to time. And these Hackers cause many destructive problems...