Interesting point, it would essentially be employer sanctioned assault if you 
snatch the laptop, don't think that would fly. 

> On 15 Jan 2014, at 16:09, Michael Yemane <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Interesting hypothetical situation. Never done it, but I would be hesitant on 
> such a test. I would have a good lawyer look at it first.
> Anything outside a clients physical boundary is a grey area I would think.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
>> On 1/8/2014 6:45 PM, Jamil Ben Alluch wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I was working on a mental exercise to see how far a pen test could be taken, 
>> and came up with this question for which I'd like to have some input from 
>> those who have done it or would never do it and why (any specific case that 
>> could be shared).
>> 
>> Has it ever come in your scope/rules of engagement the concept of stealing a 
>> corporate laptop/device from a given employee given the possibility (with 
>> the organization's blessing of course) and use that to leverage access say 
>> to a VPN, admin panels, etc?
>> 
>> The concept itself seems to be at the very edge of legality, but I was 
>> wondering if this is something that has been attempted and successfully bore 
>> fruit.
>> 
>> The given scenario I was thinking was about people who work out of the 
>> office but still have access to critical systems/data within the 
>> organization and become careless with their devices outside of the work 
>> place (starbucks, restaurant, airport, bus station, etc..) - It's not hard 
>> to imagine somebody snatching or borrowing the device in order to gain 
>> access to a deeper level.
>> 
>> Anyways, food for thought.
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> --
>> Jamil Ben Alluch, B.Ing., GCIH
>> 
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>> 
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