Re: OK, all you EU guys who took the CEH just wasted your money

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

I'm assuming Germany provides an example as to how tools will be treated.

                                BB

On 3/30/12 1:04 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:46:04 -0700, Vic Vandal said:
> > "Ethical" (the "E" in CEH) hackers would only attack systems that belong to
> > organizations that gave them written permission to do so.  The new laws would be
> > inapplicable to that scenario.
>
> > From the fine article's first paragraph:
>
> "Possessing or distributing hacking software and tools would also be an offence,"
>
> Got a copy of Metasploit or Nessus on your laptop? Better not visit the EU with
> that laptop in your possession.  And what will pen-testers use to run
> pen-tests, if they can't have hacking software and tools?
>
> I don't know the exact wording proposed - "possession or distribution with
> intent to commit a crime" would be a heck of a lot easier to deal with.  The devil
> is in the details.  Consider that almost every car has a tire iron - and they're not
> weapons until you try to use them on something other than your own car's tires.
>
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