ethical-hacker/references/profile.md

Occupation profile — ethical hacker

• ESCO URI: http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/76ef0a87-6afe-4560-b5d0-9a086abe45c5
• ESCO code: 2529.4
• ISCO-08 group: 2529 — Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified
• O*NET-SOC: 15-1299.04 — Penetration Testers (match: exactMatch)

Description (ESCO)

Ethical hackers perform security vulnerability assessments and penetration tests in accordance with industry-accepted methods and protocols. They analyse systems for potential vulnerabilities that may result from improper system configuration, hardware or software flaws, or operational weaknesses.

Definition

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Alternative labels

• network security tester
• cybersecurity specialist
• cybersecurity tester
• ICT security tester
• system security tester
• red team expert
• penetration tester
• pentester
• offensive cybersecurity expert
• vulnerability analyst