Comment by elliekelly

> 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.