Right. "it is clearly malicious behavior and may fall on the wrong side of the law." It's not against the law. It might be _shady_ but it's not illegal. When I

Right. "it is clearly malicious behavior and may fall on the wrong side of the law." It's not against the law. It might be _shady_ but it's not illegal. When I'm teaching cyber intro classes, I let folks know portscanning is NOT illegal but shady. It's like going to a business after hours. It's not illegal to rattle doors and windows to see if they're locked. The police might have a different take on it, but it's not illegal.