Ethical Hacking Certification Training

In this age of cyber crime, other than firewalls, virus protection, one of the most important weapons in our armoury of defence against hacking are Ethical Data Hackers.

This is a term used to describe a hacking attempt, done to test and breach the security defences or identify weak spots of any IT systems, which may be used by malicious hackers. Ethical Data Hackers are certified and have a strict code as to what they can and cannot do, when carrying out ethical hacking.

Computer hacking brings to mind a negative connotation associated with cyber criminals. As opposed to this an Ethical Hacker is a person who has been appointed by companies to try and hack into their systems so that potential flaws in security can be determined. The system of using Ethical Hackers has many advantages such as:

Testing Security Measures for Weakness or Flaws:

The fundamental advantage of having Ethical Hackers in a business’s payroll is that the hacking can be done in a safe and controlled manner. Based on the results of the ethical hacking, the business can take measures to strengthen their security systems.

Assessing vulnerabilities:

When the Ethical Hacker finishes trying to hack into the business’s systems, they give a report on the vulnerabilities of the system. The vulnerabilities could be in the passwords encryption process, due to human failings such as a Manager giving his password to an unauthorised person, flaws in the programming etc. Once vulnerabilities are known, IT Managers can move in swiftly to plug the potential breach in the security systems.

Getting into the mind of a Hacker:

An Ethical Hacker is trained so as to be able to demonstrate the techniques used by cyber criminals. It illustrates to Managers how a cyber criminal can exploit weaknesses in the systems and attack the business causing lots of downtime and the potential loss of crores of Rupees. This demonstration serves the purpose of helping the Management and staff learn how hackers work and how to avoid it.

Being forewarned is to be forearmed:

Every business handling sensitive data, must understand that they are potential targets for cyber criminals. Small businesses that do not have the resources to employ full time Ethical Hackers may be tempting targets for malicious attacks. Such attacks can cripple the business or, even worse, shut it down permanently. By using Ethical Hackers, a company can take evasive measures by shoring up weak spots in their defensive armour.