Re: Pen-Test as a favor

From: Adviser (theadviser@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 13 2006 - 16:08:32 EDT


You have already got lot n lots of advise on this... just think what will
happen..if ur friend leave the organization with in few days..or months.. if
the next CTO/Admin conducts forensics/log analysis.....Even your old CTO may
not save you.

As the CTO is ur friend ...talk to him and get signed in legal docs... also
as John said "Dont try anything new in Live environment"...

you can find out of jail doc here.....

www.professionalsecuritytesters.com download it from member area.....

Regards
Adviser
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Kinsella" <jlk@thrashyour.com>
To: "Chris Benedict" <chrisb@daemonnews.org>
Cc: <pen-test@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Pen-Test as a favor

> On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 10:49:21PM -0500, Chris Benedict wrote:
>> Hey, I'm working as an IT intern in a doctors office and I got
>> permission to do a little pen-testing on their servers on my own time.
>> How necessary would it be to get written permission before I take any
>> action? The Admin/CTO is a pretty good friend and I doubt would even
>> consider taking any legal action if anything happened.
>
> Even more important. I've lost friends over business, it's not fun
> at all. Use it as practice for a "real" pen test - have a written plan
> and timeframe, agree to that plan with him, conduct it in a professional
> manner, even if you're doing it in your spare time.
>
> John
>
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