The Ethical Hacking Sentinel (February 2026)

Colleagues, our goal is to provide Ethical Hacking professionals with up-to-date and actionable information to advance your career and income growth. Market Research Intellect reports that “The Ethical Hacking Certification Market” is valued at $12.71 billion in 2025, and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 9.9% between 2026 and 2033, reaching approximately $22.39 billion by 2033. This growth is driven by accelerating demand across industrial, commercial, and technology-driven applications, supported by innovation, expanding use cases, and increased investment across key end-use sectors.” And the average annual salary for Ethical Hackers worldwide in 2026 is $147,108 as projected by GlassDoor.

Product Launches & Innovations: 

• Burp Suite Enterprise: BCheck AI Scripting Engine - PortSwigger (March 18)

• Cortex AgentiX: AI Red Teaming & Model Security Suite - Palo Alto Networks (March 23)

• Microsoft Copilot for Security: Autonomous Red Team Agents - Microsoft (March 24)

• Prisma AIRS 2.0: Continuous Autonomous Red Teaming - Palo Alto Networks (March 30)

• AuraInspector: Salesforce Security Audit Framework - Google/Mandiant (March – April)

• XBOW AI Pentesting: Standalone API & Mobile Modules - XBOW (April 6)

Ethical Hacking & AI:

• AI Cybersecurity - AI-Driven Threat Defense (Manium)

• Cybersecurity Tech Predictions for 2026: Operating in a World of Permanent Instability (The Hacker News)

• Ethical Hacking for AI & LLMs - AI & LLM Penetration Testing (Software Secured)

• How to Become an Ethical Hacker in 2026? (iCert Global)

• The future of ethical hacking in 2026 (Ciber Security)

Featured Resources:

• Best Ethical Hacking Certifications: OSCP, CEH, and eJPT (Flash Genius)

• CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Cert Guide (Pearson IT)

• Ethical Hacking for Beginners 2026: A Hands-On Guide (Google Books)

• Ethical Hacking in 2026: Tools, Techniques & Careers (US Cybersecurity Institute)

• Ethical Hacking Roadmap 2026: Cybersecurity Guide (MindMap.AI)

• Online Cyber Security Course & Certification Beginners (EC-Council)

Events:

• Nullcon Goa 2026 (February 25 – March 4, BITS Pilani, India)

• BSides San Francisco - BSidesSF (March 21 – 22, San Francisco, CA)

• RSA Conference - RSAC (March 23 – 26 San Francisco, CA)

• CVE/FIRST VulnCon 2026 & Annual CNA Summit (April 13 – 16, Scottsdale, Arizona)

• CanSecWest (April 20 – 23, Vancouver, Canada)

• FIRST Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Conference (April 21 – 23, Munich, Germany)

• Black Hat Asia (April 21 – 24, Singapore)

Career Development - Boost Your Income by 5%-10%:

• Advanced Metasploit Proficiency (Exam)

• Applied Certified Ethical Hacker Specialization 

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

• Certified Ethical Hacker: Foundations using R Specialization

• Certified Ethical Hacker Fundamentals with Python and SQL Specialization

• Certified Ethical Hacker Specialization

• Certified Web3 Hacker (CW3H)

• Cybersecurity Essentials

• Ethical Hacking Specialization 

• Ethical Hacking From Scratch

• Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

• IBM Certified Ethical Hacker Professional Certificate

• Learn Ethical Hacking From Scratch

• Understanding Certified Ethical Hacker 

Enroll today (teams & execs are welcome).

Much success in your Ethical Hacking career journey, Cybersecurity Certification Center (please share with colleagues & friends)