RE: Starting up: What contracts, agreements, waivers, etc do you use?

From: Martin Murray-Brown (Martin.Murray-Brown_at_derivco.com)
Date: 06/22/04

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    Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:50:08 +0200
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    Hi all,

    In helping set up the documentation for our new security testing team,
    we found the OSSTMM manual very helpful... specifically the rules of
    engagement.
    Take a look here... http://www.isecom.org/osstmm/

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Yonatan Bokovza

    We usually sign Non-Disclosure Agreements, so the client is assured his
    sensitive
    information is safe with us.
    The client is also signed on a legal paper saying we take no
    responsibility for any
    loss that occurs due to the penetration-test, though we promise to do
    our best to
    minimize it.
    As for the liability issue you mentioned, I know there are insurance
    solutions for
    that.
     
    Regards,
    Yonatan Bokovza
    Senior IT Security Consultant, CISSP
    Xpert Systems
     

            -----Original Message-----
            From: anonyguard-pentest@yahoo.com
            
            

            Hello, everyone. I'm looking at the possibility of
            striking out on my own with a network vulnerability
            assessment / penetration test consulting firm. My
            question is more towards the administrative side of the
            business, rather than the technical. For those of you
            who do this kind of consulting, what sorts of contracts,
            statements of work or other legal documents do you use
            with your customers? I'm particularly concerned about
            the liability issue of probing and/or breaking into
            other peoples' networks. What sort of waivers do you
            ask your customers to sign, or what reasonable amount
            of liability are you willing to accept?


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