From: Robin Wood (dninja@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 11 2006 - 16:29:40 EST
It is almost tempting to do something obvious but non-destructive to
the network then do a cold call a couple of days later and act shocked
when they say something has just happened! Or the other way round,
drop off a card with someone, explain what you do and if they ignore
it, and you know that they are open, do something and see if they
call.
Obviously not very ethical but still tempting.
On 1/11/06, David Ball <lostinvietnam@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You only have to read up on the Adrian Lamo/NY Times affair in 2004 to
> realise how this approach could go badly wrong.
>
> http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.04/hacker.html
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Password Crackers, Inc. [mailto:pwcrack@pwcrack.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:11 AM
> >To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
> >Subject: Pre-Scanning for Marketing
> >
> >I am interested if anyone on the list has ever tested or implemented a
> >marketing program that involved pre-scanning (wired or wireless) a
> >prospect
> >and then sending a letter or email describing potential vulnerabilities
> >and
> >offering assistance in closing these vulnerabilities. I have never done
> >this because of the anticipated negative reaction, but I am curious as
> >to
> >what the outcome was if anyone else has done it. Single instances would
> >be
> >interesting, but I am more curious if anyone has implemented this in a
> >more
> >broad-based way and has positive and/or negative response rate
> >statistics.
> >
> >Bob Weiss
> >Password Crackers, Inc.
> >
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