Thanks for all the suggestions, I think I like this one the best, I might set something up on a site so I can access it from my phone. Tie this with an SMS service I've got that lets me specify the sender number I could have some fun. Email and SMS the person from someone else in the room.
Robin On 3 May 2010 20:55, Andrew Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > A trick I've used for a while is keeping a protected email spoofing > form on my web server. That way when I'm asked to "demo" my skills, I > can simply send the person an email from theirself or the like. > > This has the advantage of looking pretty cool to laymen and, as far as > I know, isn't illegal. > > It's definitely not a "1337 hack" but it's a nice way to show the > types of things that can be done without getting in too much trouble. > > -Andrew > > On 5/3/10, Chris Clymer <[email protected]> wrote: >> Rather than a live demo, better tactic might be telling a story about >> a vulnerability in joe sixpack terms. The pizza coupon thing >> (dominos?) a few months back is a good example. >> >> I see a lot of downsides to letting folks at a party pressure you into >> a live demo. You are basically allowing strangers to SE you. If you >> show a successful demo, you just know the next question will come: so >> can you hack into so-and-so's facebook account? ;) >> >> When you consider the potential for demo fail too, this is really a >> lose/lose situation :( >> >> ------------------------- >> securityjustice.com | chrisclymer.com >> >> >> On May 3, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> At a party the other day I was asked the normal question of what do I >>> do for a living. I said security and kept it a bit vague but was >>> pressed so explained what pen-testing is and roughly what I do. I then >>> got the challenge, prove it, prove you can hack a company. >>> >>> People would say to a dentist, prove you can do a filling but this >>> person insisted they wanted a demo. I explained the legalities and >>> finally fobbed them off and got away but it got me thinking, has >>> anyone got any good party tricks that they can pull in this kind of >>> situation that give an instant wow but are easy to do and legal? Not >>> quite legal but I was thinking if I knew any big sites with XSS I >>> could rewrite but none came to mind at that time. >>> >>> Robin >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pauldotcom mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >>> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > > > -- > Andrew > http://blog.psych0tik.net > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
