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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is a qualification given by EC-Council and obtained by demonstrating knowledge of assessing the security of computer systems by looking for vulnerabilities in target systems, using the same knowledge and tools as a malicious hacker, but in a lawful and legitimate manner to assess the security posture of a target system.
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP, also known as OffSec Certified Professional) is an ethical hacking certification offered by Offensive Security (or OffSec) that teaches penetration testing methodologies and the use of the tools included with the Kali Linux distribution (successor of BackTrack). [1]
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Offensive Security (also known as OffSec) [1] is an American international company working in information security, penetration testing and digital forensics.Beginning around 2007, [2] the company created open source projects, advanced security courses, the ExploitDB vulnerability database, and the Kali Linux distribution.
Jay Bavisi is the Founder of EC-Council Holding Pte Ltd, [1] [2] the parent company of all of EC-Council Group of Companies. The first organization of the group, International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) was founded in 2001 in response to the September 11 attacks to certify professionals who could protect against attacks on electronic commerce.
Terry Cutler [1] is a Canadian cyber security expert and teacher, often described as an "ethical hacker" for his long term work with cyber security and protection. Cutler is the founder, former CTO, and current CEO of Cyology Labs and the vice-president of cyber security [2] at SIRCO. He is also the creator of "The Course On Internet Safety".
InfoSec Institute is a technology training company [1] providing training courses for security professionals, businesses, agencies and technology professionals. [2]Infosec, formerly known as Infosec Institute, has been a trusted training provider for over 20 years, helping thousands of IT and security professionals advance their careers and strengthen their organizations’ security posture.
A white hat (or a white-hat hacker, a whitehat) is an ethical security hacker. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ethical hacking is a term meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Under the owner's consent, white-hat hackers aim to identify any vulnerabilities or security issues the current system has. [ 5 ]