RE: Bank pen test

["Craig Wright" <cwright () bdosyd com au>]

This is a simple and short answer for once. A good risk assessment will take the impact from adverse publicity (not to 
state that all risk assessments are done well).
 
So if the media value is quantified, than this should be a part of the risk management process.
 
Regards
Craig

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Vaidya [mailto:dnvaidya () rilinfo net] 
        Sent: Tue 7/03/2006 6:31 AM 
        To: Craig Wright; mystic33; Noe Espinoza Mancillas; pen-test () securityfocus com 
        Cc: 
        Subject: Re: Bank pen test
        
        
        In some cases I have experienced that though the impact (cost) of
        vulnerability after it's exploitation is less than the cost of
        prevention/remedy or the probability of getting the vulnerability exploited
        is very less still financial institutes like banks or the people who deal in
        online trading or share market peoples decide to opt the prevention because
        their major business works on faith of customer. A single breakout in media
        about vulnerability exploitation by the internal employee or from internal
        network or from external attacker too can create a doubt about whole
        investment the bank or equal institute has made to secure it's "e" enabled
        business.
        


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