Hopefully you mean penetration testing of the network owned by the influential politician, If you are going after something else then you risk being charged and tried in absentia. International Law, in itself, does not supersede local law. Criminal offences are generally covered by multi-lateral or uni-lateral agreements, and even that does not guarantee extradition. For example, it's pretty hard for anyone whom faces a death penalty in another country to be extradited from Canada. However, a number of countries are trying hard with respect to computer crime in all it's various guises, Just curious ... you looking to become a spy? lol. Good luck ... hopefully this is not your real email user name, and the "lb" is faked.and cyber.net is non-existent. Otherwise, you no doubt have been "tagged by now." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meritt James" <meritt_jamesat_private> To: <tarekat_private> Cc: <securityjobsat_private> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 6:41 AM Subject: international law (was: Re: pen-test contract > > tarekat_private wrote: > > > > I have been hired by a very big company owned by a very influential > > political figure in my country to do some penetration testing from > > outside their network. I have very limited experience with that kind of > > contracting. In any case, it is my understanding that international law > > supercedes local law. > > That is not exactly the way I would put it. You may find problems with > governmental-level agencies (in the US, the State Department). I am > unaware of any extradition agreements for violation of computer crime. > > V/R > > Jim > > -- > James W. Meritt, CISSP, CISA > Booz, Allen & Hamilton > phone: (410) 684-6566 >
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