:social engineering: n. Term used among {cracker}s and
{samurai} for cracking techniques that rely on weaknesses in
{wetware} rather than software; the aim is to trick people into
revealing passwords or other information that compromises a target
system's security. Classic scams include phoning up a mark who has
the required information and posing as a field service tech or a
fellow employee with an urgent access problem. See also the
{tiger team} story in the {patch} entry.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
{samurai} for cracking techniques that rely on weaknesses in
{wetware} rather than software; the aim is to trick people into
revealing passwords or other information that compromises a target
system's security. Classic scams include phoning up a mark who has
the required information and posing as a field service tech or a
fellow employee with an urgent access problem. See also the
{tiger team} story in the {patch} entry.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- ocial engineering n.
Term used among crackers and
samurai for cracking techniques that rely on weaknesses in
wetware rather than software
he aim is to trick people into revealing passwords or other information that compromises a target system's security.... - iger team: [U.S. military jargon] n. 1. Originally, a team whose
purpose is to penetrate security, and thus test security measures.
These people are paid professionals who do hacker-type tricks, e.... - hacker ethic n.
1. The belief that information-sharing
is a powerful positive good
and that it is an ethical duty of hackers to share their expertise by writing open-source and facilitating access to information and to computing resources wherever possible.... - amurai: n. A hacker who hires out for legal cracking job
snooping for factions in corporate political fights, lawyers pursuing privacy-rights and First Amendment cases, and other parties with legitimate reasons to need an electronic locksmith.... - blivet: /bliv'*t/ [allegedly from a World War II military term
meaning "ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag"] n.
1. An intractable problem. 2. A crucial piece of hardware that can't be fixed or replaced if it breaks.... - iger team n.
[U.S. military jargon] 1. Originally, a team
(of sneakers) whose purpose is to penetrate security, and thus
test security measures.
These people are paid professionals who do hacker-type tricks, e.... - cracking: n. The act of breaking into a computer system
what a {cracker} does. Contrary to widespread myth, this does not usually involve some mysterious leap of hackerly brilliance, but rather persistence and the dogged repetition of a handful of fairly well-known tricks that exploit common weaknesses in the security of target systems.... - Stupids: n. Term used by {samurai} for the {suit}s who
employ them
uccinctly expresses an attitude at least as common, though usually better disguised, among other subcultures of hackers.... - cracker n.
One who breaks security on a system. Coined
ca.
1985 by hackers in defense against journalistic misuse of hacker (q....
