Do viruses, DDoS attacks, network infiltration or buffer overflows tickle your fancy? If so, you might consider becoming a legal hacker, aka an ethical hacker, "white hat" hacker, or penetration tester.
Businesses and government-related organizations that are serious about their network security hire ethical hackers and penetration testers to help probe and improve their networks, applications, and other computer systems with the ultimate goal of preventing data theft and fraud. You may not get the same adrenaline rush that you might with underground hacking, but you can earn a good and honest living--and not end up facing prison time, as some illegal "black hat" hackers do.
How does the job market look like for ethical hackers? Extremely good! The IT market overall continues to grow despite the current economic turmoil. Research firm Gartner estimates that worldwide enterprise IT spending grew by 5.9 percent between 2009 and 2010, to a total of £1.4 trillion. At the same time, security is becoming a more pressing concern. Gartner expects to see an increase of nearly 40 percent in spending on worldwide security services during the five-year period from 2011 to 2015, eventually surpassing £25 billion.
CEH - EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Professional
The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a globally recognised qualification in the Networking and IT Security industries. As of 2014, the average salary of a EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Professional is £53,500pa with more than 90% being offered a salary of more than £45,000pa. The average salary for a CEH graduate is estimated to be £39,000pa. After graduation, you can find work in roles such as Pen Tester and Security Analyst with relative ease. Below is a short list of the range of career opportunities offered to CEH Professionals:
Jobs you will be qualified for:
• Penetration Tester
• Security Analyst
• Security Engineer
• Security Specialist
• Security Tester
• Security Architect
• Network Analyst
Benefits of training:
The course uses engaging activity screens, questions and assessments in conjunction with videos which set the scene for fun, interactive learning. Students will work through real-world technical challenges and will learn how to overcome them. Authentic screenshots, videos, interactive activities and audio feature throughout. The training is delivered through a secure, privacy controlled application, so you can jump in and out of any course whenever you sign in.
• Gain access to NUS Student Discount Card. Exclusive student discounts including Apple store, ASOS, Co-op food, Amazon, Microsoft softwares, Cineworld, Odeon, EasyJet, Matalan, Superdrug, The AA, National Express, Three Mobile, Riley's, Domino's, Pizza Hut, McDonalds, the list goes on!
• 1 on 1 Tutor Support available throughout your entire training
• Freephone Support
• Job References, CV and Career Assistance
• Comprehensive and Fun Interactive Learning with Videos, Simulations, Exercises, Text, Audio and our witty Tutors!
• Practice Exams, Questions and Answers
• Access to constantly updated content
• Certificate on completion and passing the course
• No additional software needed
• Flexible learning over PCs, MACs, Tablets and Hand-Held/Mobile Devices
EC Council's CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker certification training course enables the system administrator with critical information to identify, counter and stop or defend hackers from penetrating the corporate network. With this certification, you will begin to understand how a hacker thinks and what tactics they use to penetrate corporate networks. This allows system administrators to deploy proactive countermeasures and stay ahead of information security developments and exploited vulnerabilities.
CEH certification training course will immerse the student into an interactive environment where they will be shown how to scan, test, hack and secure their own systems. Certified Ethical Hacker or CEH is a vendor-neutral certification that explores the existence and the use of hacking tools and security systems across 22 topical domains. Within each domain, students are presented with several tools that a hacker can use, and which countermeasures are most effective.
This course is set out in the following chapters:
We at Open IT are a EC-Council Authorized Training Provider for online training, ensuring our training courses follow the approved curriculum and you receive the training and knowledge needed to get certified.
EC Council's CNDA: Certified Network Defense Architect Certification training course is designed specifically for UK and US Military and Government agencies. The CNDA training course enables the student to help the organization take preemptive measures against malicious attacks by attacking the system himself; staying within legal limits. This philosophy stems from the proven practice of trying to catch a thief by thinking like a thief. As technology advances and organizations increasingly depend on technology, information assets have evolved into critical components of survival.
The CNDA course will immerse the student into an interactive environment where they will be shown how to scan, test, hack and secure their own systems. The Certified Network Defense Architect or CNDA Program certifies individuals in the specific network security discipline of Network Defense from a vendor-neutral perspective. The CNDA certification fortifies the application knowledge of security officers, auditors, security professionals, site administrators, and anyone who is concerned about the integrity of the network infrastructure. CNDA's are skilled professionals who understand and know how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems and use the same knowledge and tools as a malicious hacker.
We at Open IT are a EC-Council Authorized Training Provider for online training, ensuring our training courses follow the approved curriculum and you receive the training and knowledge needed to get certified.
The purpose of the CSCU training program is to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to protect their information assets. This class will immerse students into an interactive environment where they will acquire fundamental understanding of various computer and network security threats such as identity theft, credit card fraud, online banking phishing scams, virus and backdoors, emails hoaxes, sex offenders lurking online, loss of confidential information, hacking attacks and social engineering. More importantly, the skills learnt from the class helps students take the necessary steps to mitigate their security exposure.
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We at Open IT are a EC-Council Authorized Training Provider for online training, ensuring our training courses follow the approved curriculum and you receive the training and knowledge needed to get certified.
EC Council's CHFI: Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator certification training course provides students with the necessary training to identify a hacker or intruder’s footprints and to properly gather the necessary evidence to prosecute in the court of law. Computer Hacking Forensic Investigation is the process of detecting hacking attacks and properly extracting evidence to report the crime and conduct audits to prevent future attacks. With the CHFI certification, you will begin to understand the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques in the interests of determining potential legal evidence.
This CHFI training course will immerse the student into an interactive environment where they will trace the tracks of a hacker through a client’s systems, trace the originator of defamatory emails, and recover signs of fraud. Students will learn CHFI investigation methods for discovering data that resides in a computer system and recovering deleted, encrypted, or damaged file information. CHFI is a vendor-neutral certification that validates knowledge in securing and analyzing electronic evidence.
This course is set out in the following chapters:
We at Open IT are a EC-Council Authorized Training Provider for online training, ensuring our training courses follow the approved curriculum and you receive the training and knowledge needed to get certified.
EC-Council Certified Security Analyst training course teaches security professionals the advanced uses of the available methodologies, tools and techniques required to perform comprehensive information security tests. The ECSA/LPT certification validates an IT security professional's skills and ability to perform the intensive assessments required to effectively identify and mitigate risks to the security of your infrastructure.
This ECSA training course explores the analytical phase of ethical hacking, and teaches students Licensed Penetration Testing (LPT) methodology and ground-breaking techniques for security and penetration testing. EC-Council Certified Security Analyst/Licensed Penetration Tester or ECSA/LPT is a vendor-neutral certification thatprovides real-world hands-on experience by covering advanced hacking and penetration testing methods in all modern infrastructures, operating systems and application environments.
This course is set out in the following chapters:
We at Open IT are a EC-Council Authorized Training Provider for online training, ensuring our training courses follow the approved curriculum and you receive the training and knowledge needed to get certified.
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