Ethical Hacker / IT Security Professional

Fresh professionals with certifications can earn around 3 lakhs per annum in the beginning but growth potential is very high depending on skills. With 4-5 years of experience one can earn around 10 lakhs per annum.

As someone has said that the future wars would not be fought on the battlefields but on the cyber-fields of the world. Clearly as more and more of business, financial and social activities shift to the online world, the prospects of Internet security and cyber-wars between corporations and countries is looking as a reality. All this means that Ethical Hackers would be in good demand from law enforcement agencies and even large corporations.

Ankit Fadia: Ankit Fadia is an independent computer security consultant In the mid-2000s, he started a program on computer security for corporates in alliance with Reliance Info. He was MTV India's Youth Icon of the Year for the year 2008.

Information Technology security professionals work on firewalls and networks. A typical day might include penetrating a specified network and making report on the loopholes. Attending a small training session on new technology or trends in hacking. Training the staff in IT department on securing the system.

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