Re: Pen-Test as a favor

[Mark Teicher <mht3 () earthlink net>]

How much do you value your freedom/financial assets if something does happen?  Find a good lawyer to protect yourself 
even though the gig is for a known person/organization.



-----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Benedict <chrisb () daemonnews org>
> Sent: Jul 12, 2006 11:49 PM
> To: pen-test () securityfocus com
> Subject: Pen-Test as a favor
>
> Hey, I'm working as an IT intern in a doctors office and I got 
> permission to do a little pen-testing on their servers on my own time.  
> How necessary would it be to get written permission before I take any 
> action?  The Admin/CTO is a pretty good friend and I doubt would even 
> consider taking any legal action if anything happened.
>
> If I do need a contract or something could someone point me in the 
> direction of a template.  I have never even seen such a 
> contract/agreement before and I would never be able to write one up on 
> my own properly.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Benedict
>
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