{"id":3889,"date":"2023-03-17T11:17:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T06:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dicecamp.com\/insights\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2023-03-17T11:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T06:40:35","slug":"become-an-ethical-hacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dicecamp.com\/insights\/become-an-ethical-hacker\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become an ethical hacker without an expensive degree?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s an easy and simple way to become an ethical hacker without a degree in information security. It guarantees a secure job in the emerging market of cyber security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay tuned as you’ll shortly read the best practices of becoming an ethical hacker without much.<\/span><\/p>\n

But first just a few words on who is an ethical hacker<\/b><\/p>\n

Ethical hackers are the good people whose job is to find weaknesses in IT systems and report their findings to business owners. This way they protect the systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

These personnel use a handful of technologies to do their job. Fortunately, these technologies are user-friendly and simple enough to learn in just a few days.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to start learning ethical hacking directly?<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Here’s the thing<\/strong>: A well-planned course on ethical hacking covers all the latest hacking techniques and technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

How exactly<\/strong>: Fortunately you only need to learn a hand-ful of technologies to become an ethical hacker. No in-depth knowledge is required to perform using these tools. This is because they can automatically detect attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Start from web security.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Most of the ethical hacking technologies are aimed at protecting websites. That’s why starting your learning with the understanding of web security is a smart start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples<\/b> of these technologies include sqlsmart, burp suite and invicti. Within just a couple of hours, a user can learn these friendly tools and scan websites for weaknesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside practicing on the above tools, you can obtain theoretical knowledge on basic and easy information security concepts\u2013 such as the <\/span>cyber kill chain<\/b> framework which is a step by step process of protecting digital networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The next steps:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Network Security<\/h4>\n

Once you develop a base on web security, and feel passionate about it, the next step is to move to network security. It\u2019s a slightly advanced skill of ethical hacking and is highly demanded in the information security market.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>You need a basic understanding of network working to understand how attacks on networks are carried out. For example, to perform an <\/span>ARP spoofing<\/b> attack you should understand the concept of IP address and its equivalent MAC address. This allows you to use ARP requests to deceive a machine to assign you the <\/span>IP address<\/span><\/a> of a user thus diverting user traffic to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Common cyber attacks<\/h4>\n

Next, gain know-how on other common cyber attacks such as using malware attack, OS command injection and SQL injection attacks. For these, you have to acquire knowledge of malwares, operating system working and database language (SQL). <\/span><\/p>\n

Though difficult it sounds, these concepts are only understood on the basic level and are easy to digest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Social Engineering<\/h4>\n

An interesting, rather non-technical cyber security is <\/span>social engineering<\/b>. It\u2019s the act of making people reveal secret information such as passwords or information related to users and systems that grants access to attackers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As an ethical hacker, it\u2019s important to use social engineering tactics to find vulnerabilities which are a result of your team under the influence of these tactics. Then countermeasures could be used to mitigate these threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Begin ethical hacking today!<\/span><\/h1>\n

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So the above prospects tell you how ethical hacking can be learnt without enrolling in a degree program on information security.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s time to start the work. Enroll in a <\/span>short course on ethical hacking<\/span><\/a>, preferably a live course. This way you will be able to ask questions and interact with the instructor easily.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Spend at least 2 hours<\/strong> on learning ethical hacking concepts. Follow along with hands-on practice and take time with a concept before moving on to the next.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your weekend time on practicing ethical hacking would be icing on the cake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, your dedication is the guiding light for you. So keep your hopes high and remain persistent with your learning. One day your hard work will pay off in the form of all your professional and financial expectations being fulfilled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3 reasons why ethical hacking career is emerging<\/span><\/h1>\n

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There are 3 reasons why ethical hacking as a worthy career to invest your time in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n