bugtraq - RE: Informing Companies about security vulnerabilities...

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Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:34:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Wolf Halton <saphil@...oo.com>
To: bugtraq@...security.net, joe@...rnsecurityonline.com
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: RE: Informing Companies about security vulnerabilities...

Robert,

It is not illegal to pen-test web applications on your classroom
servers, and then as an exercise, check for web sites running the
vulnerable apps and send emails telling them of the vulnerability. 
This is not like pen-testing the company's web site without permission,
and your students will be thrilled to have something useful to do with
their fledgling skills.

Giving a talk on the vulnerability at the Black Hat convention might
get you fired from ISS though.  

Wolf Halton
http://www.networkdefense-dot-biz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bugtraq@...security.net [mailto:bugtraq@...security.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:15 PM
> To: joe@...rnsecurityonline.com; pen-test@...urityfocus.com
> Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
> Subject: RE: Informing Companies about security vulnerabilities...
> 
> So you are admitting publicly that you and a class of students that
> you
> teach are illegally testing random public 
> websites for the purpose of learning about security vulnerabilities?
> Sounds like you/your company need to speak
> with a lawyer.  
> 
> - Robert 
> http://www.cgisecurity.com/ Application Security news and more
> http://www.cgisecurity.com/index.rss [RSS Security Feed]
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce@...urityfocus.com
> [mailto:listbounce@...urityfocus.com]
> On Behalf Of Joseph McCray
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:07 AM
> To: pen-test@...urityfocus.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.
> 
> 

ht

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