ethical hacker
Ethical hackers perform security vulnerability assessments and penetration tests in accordance with industry-accepted methods and protocols. They analyse systems for potential vulnerabilities that may result from improper system configuration, hardware or software flaws, or operational weaknesses.
Also called: cybersecurity specialist, pentester, cybersecurity tester, offensive cybersecurity expert, vulnerability analyst, ICT security tester, system security tester, red team expert
- 36
- essential skills
- 38
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2529
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- ICT security technicianWhat changes?17 skills in common
- digital forensics expertWhat changes?15 skills in common
- chief ICT security officerWhat changes?14 skills in common
- cybersecurity risk manager12 skills in common
- embedded systems security engineer12 skills in common
- cyber incident responder11 skills in common
- ICT resilience manager8 skills in common
- ICT system analyst6 skills in common
Essential skills
36- address problems critically
- analyse the context of an organisation
- attack vectors
- building systems monitoring technology
- communicate with stakeholders
- computer forensics
- computer programming
- conduct ICT code review
- cyber attack counter-measures
- cyber security
- develop code exploits
- engage with stakeholders
- ethical hacking principles
- ethics
- execute ICT audits
- execute social engineering tests
- execute software tests
- ICT infrastructure
- ICT network security risks
- ICT security standards
- ICT system integration
- identify ICT security risks
- identify ICT system weaknesses
- implement ICT risk management
- information security strategy
- legal requirements of ICT products
- manage system security
- monitor system performance
- operating systems
- penetration testing tool
- perform ICT security testing
- security engineering
- software anomalies
- tools for ICT test automation
- use scripting programming
- web application security threats
Optional skills
38- Aircrack (penetration testing tool)
- Backbox (penetration testing tool)
- BlackArch
- Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool)
- define security policies
- hybrid model
- ICT encryption
- ICT safety
- ICT security legislation
- implement a firewall
- implement ICT security policies
- information confidentiality
- internet governance
- Internet of Things
- John The Ripper (penetration testing tool)
- Kali Linux
- levels of software testing
- maintain ICT server
- Maltego
- manage cloud data and storage
- manage IT security compliances
- Metasploit
- Nessus
- Nexpose
- Open source model
- organisational resilience
- Outsourcing model
- OWASP ZAP
- Parrot Security OS
- perform project management
- proxy servers
- remove computer virus or malware from a computer
- Samurai Web Testing Framework
- service-oriented modelling
- set up cybersecurity training programmes
- solve ICT system problems
- WhiteHat Sentinel
- Wireshark
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How close are you to being a ethical hacker?
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