[PLUG] Looking to get certificate in Ethical Hacking and Digital Security

[Arun Khan]

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:37 AM, Shakthi Kannan <shakthimaan at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> --- On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Dnyanraj Mali
> <dnyanraj.mali at gmail.com> wrote:
> | Does anyone know if there are any Ethical Hacking
> \--
>
> There is nothing called "Ethical Hacking". It is a term coined for
> marketing purpose. Don't fall for it!
>
> Hackers are people who push technology to the forefront, and are keen
> on solving challenging problems. Sadly, the media has misused the term
> for ages.
>
> The people who break into systems, bring down networks are called
> "crackers". Please read:
>

+100 with the view point above.

Unfortunately, the PHB (potential/pointed hiring/hair  boss) would not
know the difference if his life depended on it.
In the job market reality, sometimes one has to bend a little bit with
the defs and talk the language the PHBs understand :)

<PHB anecdote>

A CEO questioned my suggestion to add the "default gateway" to his
streaming audio server (which was not working).   (I was the one who
setup his company's MPLS VPN infra)
</PHB anecdote>

-- Arun Khan