Ethical Hacker Skills Test

Ethical Hacker Skills Test Overview 

The Ethical Hacker test evaluates a candidate’s ability to improve the security posture of an enterprise. Therefore, recruiters look for candidates who are SMEs (subject matter experts) who can mimic hackers and fix errors before they are vulnerable. 

Here are sample questions for the role of an Ethical Hacker in your organization. Feel free to make use of them or even modify them as per the hiring need. 

Expected Skills 

• Linux skills (in terms of security) 

• Python, SQL, C, C++, JavaScript, Ruby and Pearl 

• Fundamentals of hardware and DBMS 

• Reverse engineering and cryptography 

Test Category 

Type – Multiple Choice Questions 

Time – 10 mins 

Language - English 

Level – Entry 

Difficulty - Easy 

Test Questions 

1. ______ are the most popular automated unethical hacking tools   

• Automated apps 
• Database software 
• Malware 
• Worms  
• None of these 

2. Business enterprises use ______ to safeguard their IT resources 

• Ethical hacking 
• Fixing bugs 
• Internal data-breach 
• Unethical hacking 
• All of these  

3. Ethical hacking should never disclose client data through ______ 

• Cracking  
• Hacking 
• Penetration testing 
• Exploiting 
• All of the above 

4. ______ of personal data may invite legal risks in ethical hacking 

• Stealing 
• Disclosure 
• Deleting 
• Hacking 
• All of the above 

5. ______ is not mandatory to know if you are doing a penetration test 

• Nature of the firm 
• Product developments in the firm 
• Types of systems and network 
• Broadband type used by the firm 
• All of the above 

 Who should take the test? 

Talented candidates who want to make career progression in cyber security and ethical hacking can take up the test. Recruiters and the hiring team can also use the questions for candidate evaluation during the interview process. 

How can Glider AI help you with Hiring an Ethical Hacker? 

Glider’s recruitment platform is built on the mission, of “competency over credentials”. This way, you can make the most of the hiring assessments through a structured and data-driven candidate-evaluation process. 

Glider AI's Unique Features

• Conversational Chatbot for Talent Screening

• On-demand One-way Interviews 

• Interactive, coding-enabled skill tests

• Task-based and Live Coding enabled Video Interviews 

• Advanced AI proctoring 

• Powerful candidate analytics 

Discover Hiring Resources for Ethical Hackers

• Hiring an Ethical Hacker

• Ethical Hacker Job Description

• Ethical Hacker Interview Questions

• How to Hire an Ethical Hacker

Access 2,000 pre-built assessments covering over 500 skills with 250,000 questions, all validated by 2,000 SMEs including this for the Ethical Hacker role.  

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