Re: Pentesting for a startup IT company?

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Mike,

You should not talk in terms of league. Provinding a great security or
audit service is mostly a question of having ideas, abilities and
knowledges. The more you study and practice, the more you may learn. Then
building a business only depends on your reputation and  visibility. Have
no hesitation.

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Pierre Jaury


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On Thu, July 23, 2009 16:50, Ghazaleh, Michael SGT MIL USA OSD wrote:
> All,
>
>   I am in the process of starting an IT Company which will primarily
> service the small business sector with a wide variety of IT services.
> Initially, we will be offering mostly support/administrative functions
> for Microsoft platforms, but my passion is networking (I am a cisco guy
> first and foremost..), and security- although I am relatively new to the
> security arena. I'm all about doing things the right way, and not taking
> shortcuts. That being said, would anyone think it'd be out of my league
> to study up, and begin offering low-level basic security audits for
> small businesses to gain experience and build business? I am not trying
> to do an enterprise audit, or anything out of my league, but think I
> could manage something for a small business as it relates to basic
> testing, patches, vulnerability's, etc. I would appreciate any advice
> you all can provide. I've been lurking on the list for a while and have
> learned a lot. Thanks guys.
>
> Mike Ghazaleh
>
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