Career Opportunities
The demand for Cyber Security experts is booming across the world. Especially after the recent Mumbai terror attacks, Chinese cyber attacks on different countries and bomb blasts in various parts of India, people have woken up to realize the importance of cyber security experts. Ethical Hacking has already become one of the hottest career opportunities available. Nowadays, all organizations including banks, hotels, airlines, telecom companies, ITES companies, outsourcing units, retail chains, Internet companies, police departments, government agency and other companies need Cyber Security experts to protect themselves.
The demand for cyber security experts is rising at a tremendously high rate the world over. According to a recent NASSCOM report on Information Security (IS) Manpower Demand Estimation- "As per IDC, the worldwide demand for IS Services was approximately $8 billion in 2001, estimated to grow to $23.6 billion by 2006.Correspondingly, there is a growing demand for IS professionals - this research pegs the current demand for IS professionals at over 18,000 in India and over 60,000 worldwide. This is estimated to grow to over 77,000 in India and 188,000 worldwide in next couple of years."
The start salaries for Ethical Hackers in India ranges between Rs. 25,000 - Rs. 35,000 per month and outside of India ranges between US$50,000 - 70,000 per annum. Imagine, coming to work every day and gaid paid money to hack into computers & protect systems! In the past, AFCEH has immensely helped participants add value to their resume, made them more employable and given them better careers. Why are you missing out? |