Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud"

[Jim Halfpenny <jim.halfpenny () gmail com>]

Hi Robin,
I would rent a VPS for the sole reason that you will have more
flexibility and it will more likely prove cost effective. I've used
Amazon EC2 and the only issue I have was blocking port 25 outbound as
I set off a spam alarm. Amazon quickly lifted this block when I
explained that I was using the VPS for security testing and not spam.

As far as finding a pen test friendly hosting company the policy of
don't ask, don't tell applies. Unless you are going to be doing
something in direct conflict with the terms of service it should not
be a problem. Your hosting company is unlikely to ask you what you are
going to be doing with the service, frankly it's not really their
business to know.

Of course you could always rent a VPS in a country where regulation on
use is less well enforced. H D Moore mentioned hiring a resource in
Russia in his interview on PSW recently.

Regards,
Jim

On 2 July 2012 10:56, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:
> For when I'm back freelancing I want a server "in the cloud" that I
> can run my tools from. I was thinking a dedicated server but trying to
> find a hosting company in the UK who would let me run tools is turning
> out to be hard.
>
> So I was wondering, am I going over board insisting on having a
> dedicated server or would I get away with a VPS?
>
> For my budget a VPS would be better but I don't want to get one then
> have an incident caused by another user of the box and be found to be
> negligent.
>
> What do other people think?
>
> Robin
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