On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:46:04 -0700, Vic Vandal said: > "Ethical" (the "E" in CEH) hackers would only attack systems that belong to > organizations that gave them written permission to do so. The new laws would > be > inapplicable to that scenario.
>From the fine article's first paragraph: "Possessing or distributing hacking software and tools would also be an offence," Got a copy of Metasploit or Nessus on your laptop? Better not visit the EU with that laptop in your possession. And what will pen-testers use to run pen-tests, if they can't have hacking software and tools? I don't know the exact wording proposed - "possession or distribution with intent to commit a crime" would be a heck of a lot easier to deal with. The devil is in the details. Consider that almost every car has a tire iron - and they're not weapons until you try to use them on something other than your own car's tires.
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