‘Ethical hacking is a booming industry’

‘Ethical hacking is a booming industry’

Chandigarh, May 7: Cyber security expert Ankit Fadia, who prefers to call himself an ‘ethical hacker’, believes every institution needs trained hands to ensure foolproof safety for their systems and this industry can offer huge job opportunities. Fadia, 24, who has a bachelors degree in computer science from Stanford University in California, runs a consulting company called e-secure in Mumbai.

“In this hi-tech era when everyone is on one or the other social networking site and everything is available online, we cannot take internet security for granted. Even our politicians and celebrities are not safe on the internet and in some cases it can also pose a serious national security threat,” Fadia told IANS here.

“Therefore we have to take steps by disseminating knowledge about these hackers and about ways to pre-empt them. In the 21st century, we surely need a strong workforce of ethical hackers and we cannot afford to ignore it at any cost.”