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Dark Reading Confidential interviews CEO Tom McAndrew on the Iowa Courthouse Pen Test Anniversary

September 11, 2024
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Tom McAndrew, CEO of Coalfire®, and its pen testers share how the wrongful arrest and detention on Sept 11, 2019 advanced industry processes at great personal cost with no resolution in sight.

Hear CEO Tom McAndrew and pen testers discuss how the wrongful arrest and detention on Sept 11, 2019 advanced industry processes at great personal cost. The incident launched new tests like whitelist walk-throughs and joint client on-sites to protect testers. McAndrew set an industry standard by leveraging company resources to secure bail and legal representation for employees, who were charged personally. While the testers were exonerated at trial, reputational damages remain with no restoration in sight.