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Source: ZDNet.co.uk - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October, but has denied reports that it will unleash worms on its customers.
The company said on Tuesday it would use the same techniques as hackers to gain access to its customers' machines. However, the exploit code it will use will be controlled and will not propagate itself, HP said.
"We use hacking techniques to gain access to the system, but once we have control we make the system safe," said Richard Brown, threat management department manager, HP Labs. "We don't unleash a worm — we don't use worm-propagation techniques," Brown told ZDNet UK.
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