From pen-test to penitentiary: Infosec duo cuffed after physically breaking into courthouse during IT security assessment

From pen-test to penitentiary: Infosec duo cuffed after physically breaking into courthouse during IT security assessment

Blokes left in legal limbo amid electronic records audit


Two men hired to assess a court record system's computer security were arrested Wednesday – after they were caught physically sneaking into a courthouse.


According to the Des Moines Register today, infosec pros Gary Demercurio and Justin Wynn were cuffed by deputies in Iowa, USA, after they tripped an intruder alarm at a Dallas County courthouse.


The two men, who now face burglary charges, said they were attempting the break-in as part of a penetration test the county court had paid their employer, security biz Coalfire, to perform against the court's electronic records system.


In other words, the ethical hacker duo were pen-testers just trying to get physical access to computers managing or storing court records as part of a planned se ..

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