How does ethical hacking help companies? By having a reputable ethical hacker attempt to infiltrate a company’s IT system, the company will be able to improve the security of the system by fixing the security weaknesses identified by the ethical hacker. This process may include the ethical hacker successfully breaching the company’s IT system’s existing security measures. Consequently, this ensures that dangerous hackers will find it more difficult or even impossible to do their evil deeds on the improved IT system. This practice of hiring an ethical hacker is beneficial to many companies, reflected by a recent study that shows salaries in the IT security space continue to rise despite the current global economic downturn.
To further progress in this career as an ethical hacker, one may want to receive training from EC-Council; a leader in IT Security training. Courses offered are Security Fundamentals, Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Computer Forensics, Disaster Recovery, & Secure Programming; covering topics like Google Hacking, Enumeration, the Hacking Cycles, & much more! Also check out the list of upcoming iClass events in each of EC-Council’s training modalities. IT professionals can attend EC-Council courses online with instructor-led training through iClass. The profession of ethical hackers proves to show the public today that not all hackers are criminals as how popular media had led them to believe in the past.

Asus, the world’s popular netbook manufacturer has got another netbook version up its sleeve or more accurately, in the closet. The Eee PC 1004DN comes equipped with an optical Drive & biometric fingerprint reader, an absolute rarity for any current netbook. How they managed to squeeze the new features in a 10” netbook is certainly a step forward. Note that the specifications are still among the best of current netbooks. There is no confirmation from Asus about the availability & price for the Eee PC 1004DN. There is a possibility that this version will be further updated with a touch screen & offered with Windows 7 but it is mere speculation on my part.
