RE: Informing Companies about security vulnerabilities...

[alan <alan () clueserver org>]

On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Michael Scheidell wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: listbounce () securityfocus com
> > [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Joseph McCray
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:07 AM
> > To: pen-test () securityfocus com
> > Subject: Informing Companies about security vulnerabilities...
> >
> >
> > This probably won't sound like that big of a deal, but it
> > still bothered me so I figured I'd ask the list. I was
> > teaching a Web Application Security class last week and we
> > were performing simple XXS, SQL Injection, etc on the
> > vulnerable web apps I use for class.
>
> So, what's the pool up to now?  I have $50 on two weeks before the FBI
> closes down the school, takes all the computers in the school, executes
> a search warrant for every students computer, and the bright boy
> teaching the class spends thousands of dollars trying to explain to a
> Judge (that reads the newspaper about hacks on banks) that what he did
> was not hacking.

I have the same bet on this list. ]:>

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