Comment on Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown
capital@lemmy.world 8 months agoBesides the obvious nefarious purposes, a pen test is something legit I can think of that would be useful for.
Comment on Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown
capital@lemmy.world 8 months agoBesides the obvious nefarious purposes, a pen test is something legit I can think of that would be useful for.
null@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
Why do you need the device to be unnoticeable for that?
capital@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You can’t see how being less detectable might be in your favor for a pen test?
null@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
It’s not spy work, it’s testing a system.
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Part of modern pen testing absolutely involves a bit of social engineering to test policy enforcement
capital@lemmy.world 8 months ago
There can be a physical component to it though I’m not too sure about how prevalent it is. Which would be aided by blending in.
Rodeo@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Is pen testing a visual test now?
How does the physical appearance of the device affect its electronic penetration?
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Yes? Pen testing is often “I am hiring you to see how far you can get into the company infrastructure under these constraints.” This includes human interaction, and humans can be a barrier to a pen test.
Part of that is going to be looking as innocuous as possible. Though admittedly that isn’t always the case. This kinda gets blown away when someone goes “oh look, that’s a flipper zero, aren’t those used for hacking?”