Yeah answer to all of the above question below :
- How to become an Ethical Hacker ?
First of all make Hacking your passion and have some trust on yourself dude.
In field of hacking the more you know better you are , there are no limits . so , how to start? if you want to a professional one you have to clear some exam like CEHV10(312-50) by EC council and other from SANS. Start from now, have some courage, whatever your age is , your age does not matter but your knowledge does. The Examfee of CEHv10 is around $900. Go for it .You can purchase the course from EC Council or self study it depends on you. If you are very new to this learn online to get some basic knowledge and get some free EH course from www.freetutorials.com. Download some course and study regularly. Also download some pdf , study about different tools like nmap , acunetix , dvwa ,Darkcomet . Dvwa is very useful for practicing , its a basically create a website which is vulnerable to all attacks. You can also set the difficulty level of website. Learn different programming language like python,perl,ruby,c++ etc get a good hold on them.
- Which stream to choose ?
Are you a tech-pro and look forward to something exciting every day in your job? If yes, then this is a great time to consider a new career opportunity, the cyber security professional. According to CIO magazine, the cyber security experts are among the most sought after professionals in the technical sector; with demand for workers in that field out spacing other IT jobs by a good margin.
Any computer connected to the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. Cyber security is the technique used to protect computers and networks from these types of intrusions. As illegal efforts to gain personal, business or classified information via the internet continues to increase, the demand for skilled workers who can prevent such attack is also increasing. Though there is no one particular degree in cyber security but a relevant bachelor’s degree (like B.Tech in Computer
Science and Engineering with specialization in Cyber Security and Forensics) is the most common academic requirement for the career in cyber security. Bachelor degree along with certification courses for cyber security, like CCNA, CCIE, CHFI etc., is also a good option. Those who aspire to reach the highest level of cyber security and hope to have a lasting career in the profession should strongly consider having a master degree. It will surely give students additional technical and theoretical skills and depending on the expertise can offer the leadership, managerial and business skills required in the high-level position. Those interested in a career in cyber security may pursue work as a security administrator, cyber policy analyst, and information security analyst or software developer.