[an error occurred while processing this directive]

cracking

[prev][up][next]
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. Accordingly, most crackers are only mediocre hackers.


[prev][up][next]
Return to Cool Jargon of the Day