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Penetration Testing TV Series Coming

Posted by kdawson on from the tiger-team dept.

ChazeFroy writes "CourtTV (TruTV) has a new series starting Dec. 25 at 11 pm called 'Tiger Team.' It follows a group of elite penetration testers hired to test organizations' security using social engineering, wired/wireless penetration testing, and physically defeating security mechanisms (lock picking, dumpster diving, going through air vents/windows). They do all of this while avoiding the organizations' various security defenses as well as law enforcement. The stars of the show also did a radio spot this morning in Denver." Wonder how they socially engineer away the presence of a camera team in the air vents.

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  1. Sounds a bit like... by 1zenerdiode · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...some sort of interactive pr0n... I don't want to see the set-top box.

    1. Re:Sounds a bit like... by renegadesx · · Score: 5, Funny

      Im just glad the usual trolls are not around (goatse, gay sex writer, pony lover, etc)

      They would have a field day with the title alone

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  2. How times have changed. by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny
    (lock picking, dumpster diving, going through air vents/windows)

    Funny, when I did that they called it B&E - sigh.

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  3. I thought.... by pablo_max · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought it was a reality TV show about life in a condom factory.

  4. Reverse engineering? by Fractal+Dice · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kudos to the first group to penetrate the series' offices and make off with their tapes.

  5. nested humor by varkatope · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was going to write something witty and mildly suggestive. like "hey, so THOSE are the guys that inspect all those condoms that say things like inspected by No.4. I could be that number 4! Look out ladies." (Score:3, Funny)

    Then I realized that this is Slashdot, and most of us couldn't get laid if it was our jobs. (badum pum. ah-thankyou) Score:2, Funny or Score:2, Insightful. ...But THEN I realized once again that this is Slashdot, and that this story contains computers and myriad potential for dick jokes! (Score:5, Super Awesomeness OMG)

    So uh.... I could totally be that Number 4 inspector! ...something something computer security!
    ????
    Profit!!

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    1. Re:nested humor by Erpo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Golly. It sounds like you think people play Slashdot like some kind of giant MMORPG, grinding for points. But that couldn't be true. The purpose of comment moderation is to encourage people to make posts that are useful to the community and enrich the news, and everyone knows that computer systems are only used for their intended purpose.

  6. Set-top box by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I'm sick of all this sex on the tellyvision--I MEAN, I keep falling off!"

    - Mrs. Nesbit

  7. All I have to say is by steelfood · · Score: 4, Funny

    It better be hard or it won't be interesting.

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    1. Re:All I have to say is by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's what she said...

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  8. The easy way in by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...(lock picking, dumpster diving, going through air vents/windows)..."

    Aha! Out of that list, looks like "going through...Windows" will be the fastest, easiest way to breach security.