Comment by thrownaway954
6 years ago
I don't understand all the secrecy in doing these types of pen-testing. Why wouldn't you just tell the cops what you intend to do and make sure everyone involved has a clear understanding of what is going to be done and what not. Personally, there is NO WAY I would have tried to break into a court for a pen-test without the cops and a representative from the state right there while I'm doing it.
Sorry everyone, but as you can see, now these employees risk criminal records and prison over something stupid. And if you think some over zealous prosecutor isn't going to see this to the end, you have another thing coming.
And the worst part about it, I highly doubt the company does ANYTHING to help these dudes. I feel so bad for them.
> I don't understand all the secrecy in doing these types of pen-testing. Why wouldn't you just tell the cops what you intend to do and make sure everyone involved has a clear understanding of what is going to be done and what not.
It's not really an accurate measure of response time if the responding parties are told ahead of time. That said, I would imagine the benefit of an accurate measurement vs. the cost of a heads-up is vastly different when you're dealing with first responders as opposed to a vendor.