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Penetration Testing: Re: Security Audit

Re: Security Audit

From: bacano <bacano_at_esoterica.pt>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:37:21 +0100

hi2all

From: "Phil Cracknell" <phil_at_orthus.com>

> We have a methodology and would not hesitate in giving it to our clients,
we
> do so regularly, and we also abstract from this a detailed test plan for
> them. These documents allow for some form of measurement in all of this
and
> as a result if a cowboy tries to sell them a $500 remote scan they have
> something to compare it too.

When a company is already a client, yes I agree. The example that made me
said that was regarding a proposal to a company that wasn't yet a customer
of the company I was working at the time, even so they get a nice overview.

> The 'right' sort of client will have already identified that doing the job
> themselves is not the right approach I would hope, regardless of how smart
> their ass is.

Well, I hope that somebody 'there' is reading your words :>

[ ]'s bacano

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Received on Sep 17 2001

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