Re: what to do it illegal activity found during pen-test

["Paul Robertson" <compuwar () gmail com>]

On 6/2/06, Robin Wood <dninja () gmail com> wrote:
> Hi
> I was wondering the other day, what should I do if during a pen test I
> found some illegal activity (internal, not from hackers) on the
> network being tested. My initial

My contracts generally give me the authority to report illegal
activity to any relevant authority.  For things like child
pornography, I stop working on whatever the issue is and immediately
do a law enforcement notification, followed by a formal client
notification.  For potentially gray-area matters, I normally give the
client the information in writing- the same sort of thing I'd do if I
was a company employee who saw something and reported it up the chain.
If there's likely to be an issue, I make sure I have the conversation
up-front with the client prior to my starting work.  Most of my
clients appreciate the ethical lines, and most of the folks who don't
aren't the type I want as clients.

Paul
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