Re: Pen test - Attorney client Privilege?

[rob havelt <rob () cobal org>]

At 08:49 AM 10/16/2005 -0400, you wrote:


> If the client wants to do things that way, I'd suggest revamping your
> contracts to plant defense and discovery costs firmly in their court.
> Though if you're contracting with legal, expect your pre-sales legal
> work to skyrocket, and contract negotiations to be a lot more
> difficult, and terms not as favorable.  I don't expect lawyers to hold
> to generic contracts when they're one of the contracting parties.

See, this was my first thought when I fist saw the article/ got the 
request from our management. It does seem like a great way to make 
sure that we are firmly embroiled in any legal trouble that our 
clients should encounter down the line.

Anyway, thanks much for this - it was very helpful and a good place 
to start my own research into the matter.



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