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Re: They will protect me (won't they?)
From: Jamie Riden <jamie.riden () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:36:38 +0000
Hi Adriel, Marcus Ranum for one disagrees - http://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/point-counterpoint/pentesting.html - so I think it's a little bit misleading to say that all seasoned security professionals think pen-test is necessary. I don't agree with Marcus by the way. Fresh perspective is good, but it's also possible to get a fresh perspective by getting an external auditor - ie. a white-box test - rather than pen-test (black box). I'm obviously going to agree with your main point that everyone needs to secure their infrastructures! cheers, Jamie 2009/2/11 Adriel T. Desautels <ad_lists () netragard com>:
Jamie, I understand your perspective but its not the perspective of any well seasoned security professional. The fact of the matter is that that external teams will always identify risks and provide new perspective that you would not get from your internal team. Internal teams get stale. There's a lot more to what I'm saying than what I've just written, but if you read between the lines I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
-- Jamie Riden / jamesr () europe com / jamie () honeynet org uk http://www.ukhoneynet.org/members/jamie/
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