Ethical Hacking Career Pathways: Navigating Opportunities and Specializations 

Date: December 11, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM CET | 7:00 AM MST | 7:30 PM IST
Topic: Ethical Hacking Career Pathways: Navigating Opportunities and Specializations

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Abstract: Ethical hacking offers tech enthusiasts diverse and promising career opportunities. As the cyber threat landscape evolves, organizations seek skilled professionals to safeguard their digital assets. Guided by ethical principles, ethical hackers adopt the mindset and techniques of malicious hackers to analyze and identify vulnerabilities in an organization’s digital infrastructure. Their role involves detecting and exploiting security gaps to assess the potential impact of each specific vulnerability.

Today, organizations increasingly embrace proactive cyber security measures to identify and rectify vulnerabilities before malicious hackers can exploit them. An ethical hacking career ensures continuous learning and offers an opportunity to contribute positively to global cyber defense. Ethical hackers play a crucial role in safeguarding digital systems and maintaining a secure online environment by staying ahead of cyber threats.

The current webinar aims to provide aspiring cyber security professionals a clear view of the ethical hacking career path. This discussion sheds light on the scope and focus of an ethical hacker’s role while outlining methods to attain relevant knowledge and skills.

Key takeaways:

• Fundamental knowledge and prerequisites to consider before selecting a career pathway
• The importance of familiarizing oneself with the ethical guidelines and legal limitations associated with ethical hacking
• The significance of the C|EH certification in validating skills and improving job opportunities for aspiring professionals
• The inherent challenges of an ethical hacking career and effective strategies to overcome them

Speaker:

Karl Mattson, CISO at Noname Security

Bio:
Karl is a cyber security leader and innovator who serves as the CISO for Noname Security. He has over 25 years of experience leading innovative and diverse teams of technology and security professionals in financial services, retail, and the federal government.

Previously, Karl served as the CISO for PennyMac Financial Services and City National Bank. He has a track record of providing CEOs, CTOs, and investors in cyber security with strategies for product, market, and customer success. Karl has also served as adjunct faculty for the University of Minnesota’s MSST program since 2012.

*Examples, analysis, views and opinion shared by the speakers are personal and not endorsed by EC-Council or their respective employer(s)