[AusNOG] Aust Info Sec?

[Pinkerton, Eric (AU Sydney)]

“We have the expertise and suite of crackers' tools to comprehensively check your computer internet security. This is done remotely for over 600 most obvious holes and we advise you and or your I.T. department of next steps.”

“Price does NOT include recommendation or remedy of problems, as this would require separate consultation and quotation if needed. I understand that there is no charge if the audit finds my LAN/WAN not to be vulnerable.”

$495 for an automated VA of ‘most obvious holes’ without any remediation advice seems a bit steep to me.

If you absolutely must do security on the cheap, there are a slew of cheaper options ie http://www.qualys.com/forms/freescan/

From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Peter Tonoli
Sent: Thursday, 21 November 2013 1:48 PM
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From: "Andrew Yager" <andrew at rwts.com.au>
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Sent: Thursday, 21 November, 2013 1:39:33 PM
Subject: [AusNOG] Aust Info Sec?
Hi,

I have a client who has just sent me an email that essentially contained:

We have been getting cold calls from http://www.austinfosec.com/internet-security-audit to do a no obligation network security review...it sounds rather sus to me so I wanted your advice.

Any thoughts on the legitimacy or otherwise of these guys?
They answer the phone as "Exa web solutions" <http://www.exa.com.au/>. Curious..


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