Re: Wanted: hackers for tiger team (new england area)
Ben Taylor (s9ubxt@fnma.COM)
Fri, 30 Sep 1994 23:02:55 -0400
>> Looking for experienced hackers to join tiger team; Team will be paid by the
>> job. The job will be attempting to defeat the security measures of various
>> clients (with their permission and encouragement). Pay will be based on
>> successful break-ins--no break in, no pay (i.e., only people who know their
>> business need apply).
>>
>> Please send prospectus and salary requirements (assume that you are paid by
>> successful attack) to andy@maine.edu with the subject line "TIGER TEAM
>> CANDIDATE." Indicate systems with which you are experienced and any references
>> (preferably commercial organizations) who can vouch for your hacking
>> legerdemain.
>
>I dont know of too many admins that are going to vouch that some hacker
>really did a good job of hacking them.
If they knew them, they would probably prosecute, given the chance.
Course, the saavy admin would say he couldn't break into a paper bag.
What a great reference that would be... ;-)
>
>I think you also get paid well if you list all the sites you have hacked,
>with accounts and passwords and e-mail them to cert@cert.org and
>sundevil2@fbi.gov. Sniffing logs will be a plus.
>
>All kidding aside, how much will a company pay to be broken into? Has
>anyone here hired a tiger team and did they find the investment worth it?
According to Open Vision, they have a "Tiger Team" that costs the customer
$10k to do have OV do a survey and "penetration". This was the case when
I talked to them in June.
>
>
>--
>Christopher William Klaus <cklaus@shadow.net> <iss@shadow.net>
>Internet Security Systems, Inc. Computer Security Consulting
>2209 Summit Place Drive, Penetration Analysis of Networks
>Atlanta,GA 30350-2430. (404)518-0099. Fax: (404)518-0030
Ben Taylor
Smoke N' Mirrors, Inc.
bent@snm.com