: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
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- social engineering n.
Term used among crackers and
samurai for cracking techniques that rely on weaknesses in
wetware rather than software;
the aim is to trick people into revealing passwords... - tiger team: [U.S. military jargon] n. 1. Originally,
a team whose purpose is to penetrate security, and... - 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... - samurai: n. A hacker who hires out for legal cracking jobs,
snooping for factions in corporate political fights... - 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... - tiger team n.
[U.S. military jargon] 1. Originally,
a team (of sneakers) whose purpose is to penetrate... - cracking: n. The act of breaking into a computer system;
what a {cracker} does. Contrary to widespread myth... - Stupids: n. Term used by {samurai} for the {suit}s who
employ them;
succinctly expresses an attitude at least as common... - cracker n.
One who breaks security on a system. Coined
ca.
1985 by hackers in defense against journalistic misuse...
