Re: Licensed Penetration Tester LPT

From: xelerated (xelerated@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Apr 26 2006 - 16:54:59 EDT


Actually, you have to be a licensed Private Investigator,not a certified pen tester.
I think it was on the register's site.
On 4/26/06, Phil Frederick <flosofl@gmail.com> wrote:> This is happening now. Georgia has pending legislation for forensic> examination of information systems. If you aren't licensed as an> Investigator in the state, you can be charged with a felony if the law> passes.>> I can't find a link, but I swear I read this a couple days ago.> Anyone have any info, or was I hallucinating :)>> On 4/25/06, v b <r0cketgrl@yahoo.com> wrote:> > All funning aside, this was included in a topic of a> > BoF at the recent ShmooCon held in DC. The speakers> > contended that unless the community becomes> > self-policing, there WOULD eventually be government> > legislation to license information security> > practitioners. Interesting theory. I like the idea> > of shipping all unlicensed practitioners to Lincoln.> > Could do wonders for that local economy. :-)> >> > Regards.> >> >> > --- Dogten <dogten@d3fcon.org> wrote:> >> > > Mark Teicher wrote:> > > > Why not license security engineers/gurus like they> > > do social worke
rs, plumbers and doctors.> > > >> > > > Then after one gets everyone to comply, partner> > > with an insurance company to offer liability and> > > malpractice insurance to the licensed penetration> > > testers, just in case someone accidently shuts down> > > a life support system in a hospital as they are> > > scanning random Class 'C's on the internet or> > > hijacking root DNS servers in order to play audio> > > streams.> > > >> > > > For those who do not comply, set up Senate> > > hearings, and send out letters to those who do not> > > comply, "Are you an unlicensed penetration tester?"> > > If yes, please list all your friends, neighbors, etc> > > that may or may not be unlicense penetration> > > testers. Once they have rounded up all the non> > > complying penetration testers, escort them to local> > > train stations, and guide them onto the train, where> > > they will be taken to re-education camps in Lincoln,> > > Nebraska. --:)> > > >> > > >> > > > -----Original Message-----> > > >> > > >> From: Do
gten <dogten@d3fcon.org>> > > >> Sent: Apr 20, 2006 10:08 PM> > > >> To: Steve Friedl <steve@unixwiz.net>> > > >> Cc: pen-test@securityfocus.com> > > >> Subject: Re: Licensed Penetration Tester LPT> > > >>> > > >> Steve Friedl wrote:> > > >>> > > >>> If it's not from the government, it's not a real> > > license.> > > >>>> > > >> where does literary license come in? the media> > > certainly practices it> > > >> with impunity.> > > >>> > > >> --> > > >> -dogten, C�ISSP> > > >> _________________> > > >> Fight the power and the power will fight back> > > >> Your only as good as the system you hack> > > >> If you become a problem you will be replaced> > > >> Banned, shut down, erased !> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > >> This List Sponsored by: Cenzic> > > >>> > > >> Concerned about Web Application Security?> > > >> Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the> > > only one to win the Analyst's> > > >> Choice Award from eWeek. A
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