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ARTICLE · 15 FEBRUARY 2013

Evolution Of Ethical Hacking

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A discussion on the evolution of ethical hacking.

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Ari Davies
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Today the average ethical hacker (or penetration tester) skillset is a lot more complex than "breaking into networks".  This was an evolution and a response to the changing landscape of security. When I started, not once did I think I would find myself pretending to be someone I'm not, using pin-hole cameras, Neuro-linguistic Programing (NLP) and lock-picking as  part of my skillset. – I honestly thought I was a computer guy!

The rapid pace of change in the way organisations do business has developed new models, new services and new products that sometimes we wouldn't have thought a decade ago.  As a side effect, this evolution however has also changed the playing field for criminal organisations  and has generated not only an amazing new way of doing business, communicating and going about our daily lives but also has provided  new opportunities for theft and fraud.

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