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Re: Location Location Location
From: "Kristian Erik Hermansen" <kristian.hermansen () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:10:07 -0400
Thanks for all the info. I will heed your advice. However, I can't play uplink because it doesn't run on Linux :-( Maybe if a linux hacker games comes out...or you can recommend a challenging online root war... On 10/28/07, Paul Melson <pmelson () gmail com> wrote:
On 10/27/07, Kristian Erik Hermansen <kristian.hermansen () gmail com> wrote:So now what is a pen tester to do? There are some boxes hanging around out there on the net pwned, but you don't want to say anything because they weren't yours to hack in the first place!??! What is the proper etiquette here? If you inform the party, maybe they will want to sue you for damages. On the other hand, they are vulnerable. Who has been in this situation before?Everybody that's been doing over-the-net pen testing for any amount of time, that's who. It depends on the situation as to how best to handle it, but the ethical thing is to suck it up, try and make contact with the unintended target, and hope that they will be reasonable. (That's assuming that they haven't already noticed and contacted you first.) At that point, you are at the very least obligated to assist them in understanding and mitigating the vulnerabilities you've found on their end. For free. Under a confidentiality agreement.Is uplink really that cool?!!?? I tried it once, but I thought it was pretty lame. Maybe I didn't give it enough time to enjoy the plot...Hacker games are about as cool and accurate as hacker movies. But if you *like* Uplink, then Hacker Evolution will also amuse you: http://www.exosyphenstudios.com/page_hacker-evolution.html PaulM
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