An Ethical Hacker is a cybersecurity professional committed to strengthening digital defenses against potential threats. Ethical Hackers operate with explicit authorisation from organisations to mimic cyber attacks and identify weaknesses in computer systems, networks, and applications.Their primary objective is to proactively identify and fix security weaknesses before malicious actors can exploit them, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring the resilience of digital infrastructure.

An Ethical Hacker's core responsibilities include carrying out intrusion tests and vulnerability assessments. Using various tools and methodologies, these experts meticulously analyse an organisation's security posture, seeking out potential weaknesses that could be exploited. Ethical hackers also conduct penetration tests, actively attempting to exploit weaknesses to assess the actual impact of a cyber attack. This process provides valuable insights about an organisation's security readiness to strengthen its defences and offers useful insights on the organisations preparedness.