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Responsibilities
Responsibilities which are to be taken into consideration by an ethical hacker are
also there to be highlighted. An ethical hacker is responsible for scanning
systems for vulnerabilities, open and closed ports that can become a victim of
unprofessional hackers by using several tools and mechanisms. They then take
measures to prevent these attacks, accordingly. In addition to scanning for
vulnerabilities, they also search the deep corners of the network to find critical
information such as passwords, which can make the organisation vulnerable to
an attack. Now, in addition to building and maintaining IDS, IP, and firewalls,
they also try to evade these security measures, in order to gauge the performance
of the systems. A lot of times, a company’s online fraud or online theft
incidences are looked after by an ethical hacker. They also check for sniffing
networks, hijacked web servers and applications, to fix these issues.

Job Opportunities
An ethical hacker can also set his/her hands for various job rules; let’s look into
a few of them. It is a misconception that an ethical hacker can only perform in
the penetration testing; well, there are many other job opportunities in which an
ethical hacker can apply, for example, they can become an Information security
manager, security consultant and Information security analyst. Various
companies that hire ethical hackers are Bank of America, EY, KPMG-UNITED
STATES, IBM and Urban Pro. In India, the salary of a Certified Ethical Hacker
is nearly on an annual average is ₹4,76,222, and in US, it is about $91K.
In conclusion, an ethical hacker or a professional hacker can become an
alternative career in today’s world. The demand would only increase in the
coming years in reputed organizations of national importance.

Sristi Srivastava
Technology Enthusiast

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