Computer Science

              As discussed earlier an ethical hacker often gets access to confidential information, so must maintain their job ethics and completely trustworthy and never download or damage any sensitive data. Another skill is patient and persistent, as they breaking into a system doesn’t just happen. It takes time and effort to successfully plan and carry out an attack. At times, they work long hours. Ethical hackers think outside the box, as they break into a system by thinking differently. They experiment tirelessly, discarding conventional wisdom to reach their end goal. Ethical hacker technically sounds good, as when performing job duties they need to have knowledge of various technologies like computer systems, networking, and database, application servers and strong programing skills.

              Among the all characteristics and skills i believe technical skills to be the most important in Ethical hacking role. Ethical hacking follows standard procedures with step by step process; first step is conducting network reconnaissance followed by exploiting software, including web and mobile apps. Next step is hacking into wireless networks and launching Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and final step is evading firewalls and intrusion detection systems with detailed documentation including findings and recommendation to fix known security vulnerabilities. To perform all this tasks he/she must technically sound with skills including computer programing, networking with scripting and virtualization techniques, SQL database concepts to better perform job duties to help client business organization who hired to assess and recommend security vulnerabilities fixes.