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Re: [Professional IT Security Reviewers - Exposed] SecReview ( F - )


From: "Mike Vasquez" <mike.vasquez () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:16:46 -0700

What I really want to know, is if a past customer (err - reader?) of sec
review surfaces with a negative opinion of them, will you adjust your grade
accordingly?



On Dec 20, 2007 1:20 PM, Sec Review Sucks <secreview.exposed () gmail com>
wrote:

This rating is based entirely off my personal feelings after reading
several of the emails you've sent out to the Full Disclosure list.  I bring
up the following as my reasoning:

1.) What are your qualifications for reviewing these companies?
2.) Your criteria for review is clearly flawed.  Reviewing marketing
material, websites, etc. is just ridiculous.  Typically these are not
created by the security team itself, but instead the marketing department
for a company.  You only just mentioned that you started reviewing sample
reports, and that not all companies are willing to provide these.  How could
you possibly review a company WITHOUT a sample report at the minimum?
3.) What is your scoring system?  Do you even have one?
4.) If company A does not submit themselves for review, and therefore will
not provide you with the information you need to review them, do they get a
lower score?

In any case, a consulting company provides far more then simply a
marketing site and sample deliverables.  Unless you can survey a companies
customers, I don't see how you could ever make a reasonably accurate
assumption.  Therefore, I rate SecReview as an F-.


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