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Good worms back on the agenda
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-01-27

ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A researcher has reopened the subject of beneficial worms, arguing that the capabilities of self-spreading code could perform better penetration testing inside networks, turning vulnerable systems into distributed scanners.

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Good worms back on the agenda 2006-01-29
Alexandre Sieira
"Because the worms would be limited to spreading in a specific company's network, they would be completely legal, said Aitel."

Not true. Don't forget that many systems not owned by a company may be located in its network.

Consultants' laptops, for example, bring a serious problem. They either...

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