Have You Heard of Ethical Hacking?

Hackers and ethics? Isn't that an oxymoron? Hmmm, well that's what I thought too until I learned that the EC-Council offers actual classes for people wanting to work as ethical hackers. What we're talking about of course is IT security. This is a profession that isn't about to be effected by the economy. As long as big business and government use computers, there will be hackers trying to find their way into databases, stealing passwords, bank information, government secrets... you name it. So, studying the art of combating Internet thieves and possibly even terrorists is what they call smart... don't you think?

Even with the economy spiraling downward and unemployment nearly at 10%, IT Security experts are enjoying increasingly high paying salaries and when is the last time you heard of an IT expert being layed off of work?

Data breaches are on the rise and in fact last month I had a call from Citibank informing me that my credit card had been cancelled and a new one issued because of a breach in their security system. Apparently they felt there was a possibility that a hacker had attained access to a number of credit card accounts, the ramifications of such an event could have proved very costly for them, and not so convenient for me either.

So where do you study to be an IT professional? Through the EC-Council you can learn computer forensics and ethical hacking, gaining certification in these areas as well as in security fundamentals, penetration testing, and in disaster recovery.

In my ever so humble opinion, Ethical Hacking is the career of today, and definitely the career of the future. If you have children who are computer geeks, be thankful! They'll have a bright future if they get the right training and certification. Maybe you're the computer geek or a computer geek wanna be? Go for it my friend!

Become a Certified Ethical Hacker and enjoy a healthy salary, recession proof career, and have the satisfaction of knowing you're making a huge impact on the betterment of society.