Learn More About Certified Ethical Hackers

Overall, the key characteristic that makes an ethical hacker “ethical” is their commitment to using their skills for the greater good, rather than for personal gain or malicious purposes.

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Certified Ethical Hacking

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Should a Certified Ethical Hacker Adhere to Plagiarism Standards?

Certified ethical hackers are expected to conduct their work with the highest level of professionalism and integrity, which includes avoiding plagiarism. Plagiarism is the act of presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, and it is not acceptable in any field, including ethical hacking.

To avoid plagiarism, certified ethical hackers typically take the following steps:

  1. Use reputable sources: When conducting research, ethical hackers use reputable sources, such as academic journals, industry publications, and official documentation, to ensure that the information they are using is accurate and properly cited.

  2. Properly cite sources: When using information or ideas from others, ethical hackers properly cite their sources using a recognized citation style, such as APA or MLA. This helps to give credit to the original author and avoid plagiarism.

  3. Use their own words: When summarizing or paraphrasing information from other sources, ethical hackers use their own words to avoid copying someone else’s work directly. They may also use quotation marks to indicate direct quotes from the original source.

  4. Create original work: Ethical hackers ensure that their work is original and does not copy or closely resemble the work of others. They may use tools such as plagiarism checkers to ensure that their work is free of plagiarism.

By taking these steps, certified ethical hackers can ensure that their work is original, properly cited, and aligned with the ethical standards of the field.

How Do You Get Started?

Get started in our journey into ethical hacking with the Practical Network Penetration Tester certification, or the PNPT for short.

 

Research

Do your own independent research about each certification and listen to what the professional cybersecurity communities are saying about the different ethical hacking certifications that are available and choose the one that will work best for you.

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