From: Nathan Einwechter (nathan@ontologystream.com)
Date: Tue Jan 10 2006 - 17:50:53 EST
Very... Very.. VERY bad idea..
This is actually a good way to get a bad name in an area, in my
experience. I've seen a number of companies do this, and it really makes
clients go "What? What were you doing scanning our systems?" and lose
trust in a consultant. A lot of people don't understand the difference
between a scan and hacking, and if the potential client is one of those
people, it's even worse.
I HIGHLY discourage using this method.
-- Nathan
-----Original Message-----
From: Password Crackers, Inc. [mailto:pwcrack@pwcrack.com]
Sent: January 10, 2006 10:11 AM
To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
Subject: Pre-Scanning for Marketing
I am interested if anyone on the list has ever tested or implemented a
marketing program that involved pre-scanning (wired or wireless) a
prospect
and then sending a letter or email describing potential vulnerabilities
and
offering assistance in closing these vulnerabilities. I have never done
this because of the anticipated negative reaction, but I am curious as
to
what the outcome was if anyone else has done it. Single instances would
be
interesting, but I am more curious if anyone has implemented this in a
more
broad-based way and has positive and/or negative response rate
statistics.
Bob Weiss
Password Crackers, Inc.
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