What is a Certified Ethical Hacker?

We all want the best of the best, but the reality is that you don’t have time to do all the research yourself. That’s why you need to hire a good person who understands how to do that research — a Certified Ethical Hacker.

A Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a person who has completed an accredited program and passed an exam, demonstrating skills in security and system administration. These skills are aimed at helping companies understand computer security in order to prevent breaches, protect data, and reduce the risk for individual users.

There are several Certificate Programs for Development Security, Network Security, and Information Assurance available from organizations such as Black Hat or InfoSec Europe. Visit our website for more information on CEE certifications.

What do Certified Ethical Hackers do?

What do Certified Ethical Hackers do?

Certified Ethical Hackers (CEH) are professionals who have developed skills in a variety of areas that help companies secure their property and systems, reduce risk and make them more cost-effective.

They are the best people to work with if you are serious about getting your business or product into production or growing. CEH will not only help you meet compliance requirements, they will also be able to build confidence in your product. They will be able to find vulnerabilities in systems and data of all types and they can help you avoid incidents that could jeopardize your company's reputation.

Understanding the role of CEH is one of the first steps toward building a successful security program for your company. While it is important to understand what CEH can do for you, understanding how they can help you understand their goals.

How can you become a Certified Ethical Hacker?

The term “ethical hacker” (also known as “ethical tech”) has been in use for quite some time and is more commonly used by web developers than by hackers, but when you look at the history of hacking, the best ethical hackers have been those who have grown up with a sense of moral autonomy; and that sense of moral autonomy is most strongly present in those who grew up in hacker communities.

So what does this have to do with hiring? Well, there are many ways to become a certified ethical hacker, but the most common one I hear is “hiring some part-time fellow hackers to take your security assessments.” But it turns out that being an ethical hacker is pretty much a full-time job. And not everyone can do it well.

Some of the most successful hackers are people who learned from books (e.g. how to break into systems); some are great natural thinkers – able to think objectively about problems and try different solutions for them; some are technical geniuses who learn about security from source code or other technical books (and do their own research), and some are people who truly understand what hacking is all about (it’s an intensely human activity – as opposed to things like building robots or doing IT infrastructure). As such, there are differences in what makes security assessments effective; if you’re looking for someone with particular skills, you might want to consider hiring them based on other skills they might bring rather than solely on their ability to crack systems.

But where do you start? How can you possibly find a Certified Ethical Hacker? Well, apart from the fact that I have no idea whatsoever where they would be living if they had anything better to do than hack computers while they eat ramen noodles on the side (or at least found one), let me tell you first:

I don’t know anyone personally who has done such a thing. Sure, there are plenty of organizations that Hire a Hacker – my parents did so when I was growing up – but those organizations tend to prefer people with specific engineering backgrounds rather than computer science backgrounds (or any background at all). That is probably why most organizations don’t even bother considering someone who isn’t an engineer of some kind.

So how can you find one? It’s really really hard though! If you Google “certified

What are the benefits of becoming a Certified Ethical Hacker?

This post is about a specific skill set. Yes, we should all be trying to hire the “best” people for our organizations, but for what purpose? I have a pretty good idea of what the best people are, and I would like to share it with you (for free!).

With all the hype around “ethical hacking” lately, I thought this might be a good way to share some real-world information with you. Hacking is a very broad term — it is not only about computers or security in general. In addition to that, it doesn’t necessarily mean breaking into systems or stealing data (though it can do just that). There are many different types of hacking:

• phishing: The use of deliberately false email messages meant to trick users into giving away sensitive information

• social engineering: The use of fake accounts or messages designed to trick users into giving away confidential information

• security testing: The use of automated tests instead of human expertise

There are also many different types of ethical hacking:

• hacking for positive change: A hacker can make positive changes by helping organizations manage their security risks better; aiding in trust-building with users and bypassing barriers to user adoption; and so on.

• hacking for negative change: A hacker can make negative changes by increasing vulnerabilities and making possible exploits more easily available; increasing user privacy across multiple devices; jamming encryption keys; and so on.

Many hackers prefer one type over another because they think that they have more value in doing one than the other — but let’s look at both ends separately first. Let’s assume that you want to hack something (for a negative change): You need to find vulnerabilities in the system you want to hack (or help someone else find them) so your end goal is NOT getting access yourself! In other words, don’t try hacking your own company unless you absolutely have to! If it isn’t necessary then don’t even try! There are some risks associated with doing this kind of thing. For example, if you do whatever it takes to get your hands on someone else’s secrets then those secrets could be used against them later on.