Hacking Defined - Profession Of The Future

Hacking Defined - Profession of the future

During the last few years we have witnessed an increasing need for IT Security Professionals. This need was contradictious to the industry downsizing following the DOT COM bubble blowup. Their expertise is increasingly in demand, thanks to a boom in malicious attacks on computer systems by hackers and viruses and an array of new communications technologies, from instant messaging to voice over IP, that carry new security risks. New technologies will bring with them new security threats, which are not revealed yet.

The government, realizing the hazards resulting from security holes, presented new regulations requiring better data security, acts that drew the attention of executives and gave security new prominence in corporate boardrooms.

Carey predicted that the ranks of full-time information security professionals worldwide will increase nearly 14% per year to more than 2.1 million in 2008, up from an estimated 1.15 million in 2003. That compares with a growth rate of 5% to 8% for more general IT jobs.

No matter the industry or the organization size, there is always a place for good security professionals to join the team. Prior expertise with secure coding and network security is highly desirable.

Saying this, many positions are going to be offered and filled in the next few years. We anticipate migration of IT professionals from different IT disciplines to data security as well as growth of a new force of security professionals, educated by leading establishments.

Prime View, the technology consulting firm, partners with the world leader See-Security to provide hacking defined training in the New York facilities and on site at the customers' preferred location. Prime View partners, like FIIT (Futures in Information Technology) make learning this valuable profession affordable and easy.