Communication, communication – and politics: Iowa saga of cuffed infosec pros reveals pentest pitfalls

Communication, communication – and politics: Iowa saga of cuffed infosec pros reveals pentest pitfalls

Tales from the coal face as experts reflect on what can possibly go wrong on the job


Analysis It has been six weeks since Coalfire's Gary Demercurio and Justin Wynn were arrested in Dallas County, Iowa, while performing a paid-for security penetration test at a courthouse. Despite everyone acknowledging there was no foul play, the pair still face criminal charges. They deny any wrongdoing.


The Des Moines Register (no relation) reports Wynn and Demercurio were charged with misdemeanor trespassing, reduced from felony burglary, after their physical pentest went south.


Coalfire CEO Tom McAndrew has pledged to continue to back his testers ..

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