Pursuing a Career in Cyber - Ethical Hacking

In this episode Declan Doyle, Head of Professional Service at the Cyber and Fraud Centre, hosts Adam, Heidi, Conor and Stephen, four of the ethical hackers from Abertay University working with the Cyber and Fraud Centre. In the episode they discuss pursuing a career in cyber through their experiences working as ethical hackers and the cyber knowledge that they have built through their work and education.

The Cyber and Fraud Centre work with students enrolled on the Ethical Hacking course at Abertay University, training them in ethical hacking while also giving them corporate experience presenting workshops and events to businesses across the UK.  They have a team of over 25 ethical hackers based at Abertay’s cyberQuarter.

The team of students utilises ethical hacking to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities, in a bid to prevent exploitation by malicious hackers. Identifying weaknesses in an enterprise infrastructure is an essential component of combating cybercrime.

Find out more here: Ethical Hacking - Cyber and Fraud Centre

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