By silicon.com
Published: Monday 17 November 2003
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The problem remains that anyone attempting to find security holes on a web site - obscure or otherwise - is at risk of being branded an e-terrorist.
This has been aired many times, but perhaps if the PHBs in these companies knew that it was legal for experienced hackers to pop round and check some aspects of site security, they would be more keen to see the job done properly.
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