The Legal Aspect of Penetration Tests
As a hacker, you will deal with confidential data concerning a business or organization.
Accidents might happen, and the information may leak to other people. That means you
need to be prepared for legal issues that may arise in your hacking projects.
This part of the book will discuss the legal aspect of hacking. Read this material carefully:
it can help you avoid lawsuits and similar problems.
Legal Problems
Here are some of the legal problems that you may face:
Leakage of confidential information
Financial losses caused by faulty tests
You can prevent the problems given above by securing an “intent statement”. This
statement proves the agreement between the client and the tester. This document describes
all of the details related to the penetration test. You’ll use an intent statement to avoid legal
issues in the future. Thus, both parties should sign the document before the test starts.