Ethical Hacker
Companies are constantly threatened by ill-intentioned hackers who try to steal private data and hijack networks for personal gain. To defend against these threats, organizations need to hire savvy specialists who can test system vulnerabilities and protect sensitive information. That’s the work
of an ethical hacker. There’s a shortage of ethical hackers throughout the industry, which is good news for VBOs. There’s a high demand — and a huge earning potential — for people who can help companies strengthen their cybersecurity.
DESCRIPTION
Ethical Hackers are cyber-security experts who make regular attempts to penetrate networks, computer systems, applications and more on behalf of a client. The nature of online threats is always changing, so ethical hackers have to keep up with existing and new techniques that malicious hackers employ to exploit security flaws. Ethical hackers document problem areas that they find and advise clients on ways to shore up vulnerabilities.
Ethical hacking is a great opportunity for a number of reasons:
Here is an example of a VBO Niche for an Ethical Hacker
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Primary Niche
Ethical Hackers
SUB Niche
Ethical Hacking For the Finance Industry
VBO Niche
Ethical Hacking For Medium-sized Banks and Credit Unions
We provide some great resources to help you get up and running as an Ethical Hacker. If you have questions about becoming an Ethical Hacker, feel free to head over to our Groups and ask there!
TASKS
PAY
Our research shows the hourly rate charged by VBOs ranges from $100.00 to $300.00+. However, the majority seemed to land in the $140.00 to $200.00 per hour range. Factors affecting this variance include geographic location, experience, and level of expertise.
BLOGS
EHacking
Ehacking is the destination for the latest hacking news. You’ll also find tips for learning how to hack popular platforms and discussions about all things ethical hacking. The blog also covers methods to secure your system from malicious hackers.
Extreme Hacking
Extreme Hacking posts about all the latest news and updates in the world of hacking, while providing great suggestions and resources about ethical hacking. This blog also has a collection of tutorials to help you sharpen your skills as an ethical hacker.
Hacking Tutorials
Like the name suggests, the Hacking Tutorials blog is your one-stop destination for hacking tutorials. Learn the tricks of the trade in detailed lessons that teach you how to master everything from hacking routers to performing offensive security.
COURSES
Udemy
Udemy is a great site for VBOs to sharpen their skills. Their classes typically range from $10.00 - $200.00. However, they are known to have frequent sales where with virtually all lessons as low as $10.00.
Skillshare
Skillshare is an online learning community with classes in that are often helpful for VBOs focused design, business, tech, and more.
Lynda
Lynda has been around a long time and might just be one of the granddaddy's of online training. Pretty much all courses are well vetted and professionally done. While there courses may be a little more expensive, they are top quality. Since they were recently acquired by LinkedIn, some premium accounts get access to Lynda at no additional charge which is a great deal.
