Here's How You Can Become An Ethical Hacker

If viruses, DDoS attacks or buffer overflows interest you, then you can consider becoming a ethical hacker. Businesses and government-related organizations who want to keep their network secure need ethical hackers and penetration testers to assist them in probing and improving their networks, applications, and other computer systems. As stated on www.csegecworld.in, here are some qualities that you need to have to become an ethical hacker -  1. Soft Skills – Ethical hacking is not entirely technical. You need to possess soft skills with a robust work ethic, a good problem-solving and communications skills, and the ability to remain motivated and dedicated. Ethical hackers also require to be street smart, possess people skills, and have talent for manipulation as there can be times when they will be required to persuade others to disclose credentials, restart or shut down systems, execute files.  2. Staying Legal!- It's critical to never involve oneself in "black hat" hacking which means intruding or attacking anybody’s network without obtaining full permission. Getting involved in illegal activities without leading to conviction may also lead to ending of your ethical hacking career. Most jobs are with government-related organizations that need security clearances and polygraph testing..  3. Becoming a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) – This involves getting the right credentials from the EC-Council after a few years of security-related IT experience. The certification will assist you in understanding security from a hacker’s point of view. You can learn about common types of exploits, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures. Qualification for a CEH means specializing in penetration testing, footprinting and reconnaissance, and social engineering. If you go through approved EC-Council training partners, you can avail a live, five-day onsite or online training course to get prepared for the CEH cert.  4. Resources – You can get useful information on ethical hacking by checking the resources section of the EC-Council site. There are also many books on ethical hacking and CEH certification on Amazon. Another alternative is to test with the BackTrack live CD. You can enable WEP security on your wireless router at home, and try cracking it.

Top Seven Tools For Agile Development

Agile is going beyond its application for software development alone nowadays. It is being used in enterprises and businesses all over the world. The flexibility and its ability to accommodate feedback have made it popular everywhere. The software development method seems to have a bright future ahead of it with companies like Atlassian, Axosoft and Microsoft taking interest in it.

Six Habits You Will Find In Programmers...!!!!

There is a reason why programmers are often seen as an entirely different segment of the society. They often live in their own world and see code almost everywhere. Ok, maybe we’re taking it a bit too far. But we’re not that far off. There are some habits, which are common amongst most programmers and like everything else; there are good habits and bad habits. So, here’s some light reading about some common habits amongst programmers.

Here's How You Can Upgrade To GNOME 3.10 On Saucy Salamander

The new version of GNOME (GNOME 3.10) for the Ubuntu 13.10 distribution’s desktop was launched back in September. In general, the OS ships with the 3.8 version of the desktop, which is an alternative to the Unity desktop, but an older version. The new version adds a number of new features and apps to the distribution and it would be advisable to upgrade to it.

Here's What Sailfish OS Has That Android, iOS Don't

The Sailfish mobile operating system, which runs the recently released Jolla smartphone has been talked about quite a bit, majorly because the OS has the capacity to run Android apps on the Jolla phone. In the latest, the company is reportedly going to launch a version of the OS for existing smartphones running on Google’s Android OS. The OS though also has some features neither the leading Android OS nor Apple’s iOS have.