[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

tiger 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.g., leave cardboard signs saying "bomb" in
   critical defense installations, hand-lettered notes saying "your
   codebooks have been stolen" they usually haven't been inside safes,
   etc. after a successful penetration, some high-ranking security type
   shows up the next morning for a `security review' and finds the sign,
   note, etc., and all hell breaks loose. serious successes of tiger teams
   sometimes lead to early retirement for base commanders and security
   officers see the patch entry for an example. 2. recently, and more
   generally, any official inspection team or special firefighting group
   called in to look at a problem.

   a subset of tiger teams are professional crackers, testing the
   security of military computer installations by attempting remote attacks
   via networks or supposedly `secure' comm channels. some of their
   escapades, if declassified, would probably rank among the greatest hacks
   of all times. the term has been adopted in commercial computer-security
   circles in this more specific sense.


see also:
sneaker patch firefighting cracker 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

tiger team
     
        us military jargon 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.g. leave cardboard signs saying "bomb" in critical defence
        installations, hand-lettered notes saying "your codebooks have
        been stolen" they usually haven't been inside safes, etc.
        after a successful penetration, some high-ranking security
        type shows up the next morning for a "security review" and
        finds the sign, note, etc. and all hell breaks loose.  serious
        successes of tiger teams sometimes lead to early retirement
        for base commanders and security officers see the patch
        entry for an example.
     
        2. recently, and more generally, any official inspection team
        or special firefighting group called in to look at a
        problem.
     
        a subset of tiger teams are professional crackers, testing
        the security of military computer installations by attempting
        remote attacks via networks or supposedly "secure"
        communication channels.  some of their escapades, if
        declassified, would probably rank among the greatest hacks of
        all times.  the term has been adopted in commercial
        computer-security circles in this more specific sense.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
patch firefighting cracker jargon file 

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