• rtxn@lemmy.worldM
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    Unauthorized port scanning. If your job involves networking or cybersecurity, you’re contracted to do pen-testing, or your activities are limited to a network you own, you’ll be fine.

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      Definitely! But speaking of pen-testing, there are some “funny” stories about pen-testers getting temporarily apprehended and questioned by security or the authorities when communication between their employer and their client wasn’t done properly. I wonder if the IT Crowd at my agency would notice if I did an unsanctioned, unauthorized port scan from my office desktop…