Re: InfoSec Consultant Liability Question

[Technical Incursion Countermeasures]

At 13:54 15/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I am considering entering the InfoSec field as an independent consultant.
My question is what kind of legal liabilities are general encountered
during the course of work?  Is there Insurance available, like a type of
mal-practice insurance?
>

Its a nightmare - many insurers will not even understand what you are
talking about, let alone what the risks are - expect Professional indemnity
insurance to be expensive.

Two solutions - one not ethical one ethical

The non-ethical one - setup a shell company - work from that - anyone who
sues will get themselves an empty shell and that sall..

The ethical one (well more ethical) do sub-contracting instead, that way
the company contracting you has to take responsibility for your work. Sure
you don't make quite as much, but then again you do end up with a 'free'
marketing arm - try the consulting firms - it worked for me.

Cheers,

Bret


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