Re: [PEN-TEST] "Get out of Jail Free"

[Gregory Luckman <g.luckman () E-SECURE COM AU>]

Ensure that the CIO is easily available by phone for conformation during the
audit.  The intelligent integrator will assume that the letter is just a social
engineering attempt, and you don't want to be detained for a few hours until the
CIO is out of a meeting.

....Gregory

Quoting "Gallicchio, Florindo (2007)" <florindo.gallicchio () ESAVIO COM>:

> In other words, the contract itself has the legal wording that gives us
> permission to do the security assessment, and we get a separate document
> for
> our auditors to carry with them when they're doing the social
> engineering/physical penetration test portion.  A clearly written
> authorization letter from the client's CIO does the trick.