Chapter 2. Legal and Ethical Considerations

"Then a lawyer said, 'But what of our Laws, master?'

And he answered:

You delight in laying down laws, Yet you delight more in breaking them."

Khalil Gibran, The Prophet

"Character is what you do when no one is watching."

Anonymous

A company hires a penetration testing firm to perform simulated attacks that would otherwise be illegal. This chapter addresses the ethics, liability, and legal risks of penetration testing.