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We need Ethical Hackers in Trinidad and Tobago

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In this article titled "How can Leaders in the Caribbean Prevent Cybersecurity Attacks?" they list building the right team as one thing. They state, "Have you heard of white hat hackers? Also known as ethical hackers, these savvy IT professionals can help your company get ahead of breaches and avoid cybercrime by thinking like malicious hackers."

If I wasn't so already invested in tech blogging and tech youtuber and photography and content creation, I would think about becoming an ethical hacker. Trinidad needs ethical hackers. We need persons who companies can hire to point out weaknesses in their technologies and systems. You will also hear about penetration tester.

As an ethical hacker you have to abide by an ethical standard. You have to make sure you get permission first or that you are authorised to perform the hack. Otherwise you will be testing and learning in your own isolated sandbox. In my youtube video where I described my idea of tech labs for Trinidad I mention being able to use the tech lab to develop your hacking skills. The lab would have a sandbox and be a meeting space for ethical hackers.

In researching for this blog post I found that SBCS has a course on ethical hacking. In addition to courses and certifications there are bug bounty programs and capture the flag events. Just today I learnt of a capture the flag contest that was run by Symptai Consulting in Jamaica. I would like to see things like these being done in Trinidad also.

Certifications and courses are good ways to learn and have something to apply for jobs but a lot of learning happens on your own. It helps to have a passion for this. Learning about ways you can be hacked is a good way to prevent from being hacked. There is a shortage of ethical hackers and your work as an ethical hacker would be in demand. Better if you can share and write about your experience as a local to encourage others to take on the challenge of protecting us from bad actors.
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