According to data in the latest edition of the IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index published by Foote Partners, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification pay was up 40% in the last quarter of 2008. The demand for ethical hacking or penetration testing is growing. Ethics is the key differential factor to define black-hat hacker and white-hat hacker. Programming is an art; hacking is a dark art. Understand the malicious hacker’s mindset will make it easier to counter the attack. Skill profile of ethical hacking will be briefed during the presentation.