In recent times, the world has experienced a tremendous pace in almost every aspect. No matter we talk about technology, education, lifestyle, infrastructure etc. the outlook has drastically changed. But recently, when the digitalization has started to appear on its pinnacle, the need for Information security has also seen a massive growth and thus a new breed of professionals evolved who are the masters of the Internet and Information security, known as “Ethical Hackers”. But it takes a very specific training, tools and set of skills to be a professional ethical hacker. A skilled ethical hacker is capable of creating miracles on the internet and computers, where an ethical hacker can actually act as more than a bodyguard and could save you from a mountain of chaos and troubles. But if anybody wants to choose the ethical hacking as a profession then where he/she should learn it and if the institutions are capable enough to mould you into a skilled professional ethical hacker? Well, no matter where you live and where you aspire to learn ethical hacking, there are few points you should care to remember before taking ethical hacking education:
Institute/School Reviews: Before joining any ethical hacking program at any institution or school, the first thing you should do is go for a proper background check. Try to read the reviews and testimonials about the Institute and then you should consider going and reasoning with the Institute. A few reviews and testimonials can actually help you in short listing some ethical hacking Institutes from a bunch.
Curriculum and Modules: Upon short listing the institutes, the next step you should follow is to go to these institutes one by one and gather all the necessary information, from brochures to course modules and various other curriculums. Once you have gathered the necessary piece of information, try to compare them with each other and then find out which one seems to be more suitable for you.
Counseling: Upon finding the couple of suitable institutes after a proper comparison, you should ask for a proper counseling from these chosen institutes and try to speak everything you have in your mind. It is always better to speak your mind, frankly. The counseling will provide you all the necessary insights about the institute, course, job and placements, career options etc. You should also ask for a demo class where you will come to understand the teaching patterns of the trainers of the particular institute. Once you are through with counseling, demo classes and other information gathering process, you should simply give yourself the time of a couple of days. In this time, try to think on your own on where to join and if you are not able to make up your mind then you should talk to some elder or experienced person. That person can be your mentor, sibling, family, friend etc. Also, you should not worry much about fee as you will only have to do the course once in a lifetime. So, don’t take any decision in an apprehension where you end up choosing the cheaper institute. Once you are prepared with all such queries, all you need to join the institute and become a professional ethical hacker. A great world of opportunity is waiting for you. All you need to do is ‘take a step’.
