But according to the law of conservation of happiness, when so people feel happy, there are bound to be others who are less content. Even if that happiness will eventually need to be returned, at this mont, soone is inevitably in trouble.
This ti, the departnt in trouble is Data Security and Protection.
While most departnts were in a semi-operational state, they were t with not a high-profile but an exceptionally stringent audit.
Stringent because it was conducted by professionals.
Data security and protection itself is a highly specialized field.
This departnt was usually not heavily emphasized—not because Langley didn't value data security, but quite the opposite; precisely because of their heightened focus on safety, they established a multitude of protocols and asures, including the physical isolation of critical confidential information and strict access controls...
They even spent tens of millions of US Dollars collaborating with security protection companies to design a complete set of intelligent security strategies.
Of course, whether the tens of millions of US Dollars were fully allocated to this project is not up for discussion.
With those asures in place, the need for ticulous monitoring of human-operated processes beca less urgent. As long as the staff responsible for monitoring at the grassroots level followed the pre-established workflows, the likelihood of a data leak was virtually eliminated.
Even under less stringent circumstances, problems were generally rare.
After all, this is the birthplace of Earth's technology.
From hardware to software, everything ca from the company's proprietary systems, making it exceptionally difficult for outsiders to steal data.
Especially since truly classified information, while still stored in devices, is physically isolated. To access it, one must navigate a labyrinth of cumberso procedures. Without approval, one can't even step through the doors leading to the equipnt.
Even with said approval, unauthorized access to data is impossible. Only the specific content stipulated in the application file can be retrieved, and all operations are logged and backed up for imdiate review. Theoretically, leaks should be almost nonexistent.
But now that confird reports of leaked information have arisen, an investigation into the adequacy of these security asures becos inevitable.
This includes George Garcia and his colleagues.
In fact, their work is inherently the most vulnerable segnt of the entire process, especially as falsified records are often easy to identify.
...
"Mr. Garcia, please have a seat."
"I don't quite understand—why call over at this ti?"
"Alright, relax. Allow to introduce myself first. You can call John, from the Security Division. Today is just a routine audit of security operations. As long as everything is handled according to standard procedures, this will be over quickly. I just need you to casually answer a few questions to ensure authenticity. Which college did you graduate from?"
"Brooklyn College's Computer Science Departnt."
"See? Very smooth..."
"Honestly, there's no need for all this preamble. Just ask directly whatever you want. I've been through nurous audits—I understand your style very well. And you're younger than ; I can tell you've been on the job for only a few years, right? How did you get into this departnt? A well-connected father?"
John Belushi glanced at George Garcia briefly, chuckling... A not-so-old yet seasoned veteran.
Nonetheless, he decisively cut to the chase: "Alright then, George. Can you tell about your work? For instance, do you perform your duties diligently?"
"Of course, but I don't see the necessity. All our work is thoroughly recorded and logged, strictly adhering to operational protocols."
"Alright. I believe you. As I said, it's just a routine audit. Here's the first question: Please tell the security response procedure for handling firewall alerts."
"Hmm, the first step is to imdiately assess the alert type—first determining whether the alarm is genuine, then promptly categorizing and logging the type of alert. The second step is isolation and damage control—which involves isolating the affected systems imdiately and restricting network access permissions. Step three is promptly notifying internal departnts and activating the ergency response team..."
George Garcia imdiately began reciting the regulations that he had long morized.
Assessnt, restriction, response, and next cos technical investigation—especially this step, the most intricate of all. Following standard procedures, it requires a complete examination of system and network log files to detect any abnormal activities or signs of intrusion; then conducting discussions and analysis to identify intrusion pathways, pinpoint vulnerabilities or configuration errors, understand the attacker's intentions, and analyze their thods...
These are then fully docunted and handed over to the team in charge of repairing and cleaning up, culminating in a final summary report.
A complete operational procedure ends here.
Theoretically, every firewall alert should be handled this way.
"Recently, specifically on September 26, September 28, and September 29, the firewall system triggered traffic anomaly alerts each day. We reviewed your work logs and found that your assessnt marked all three as false alarms. Can you confirm that you perford evaluations and confirmations as per protocol?"
"Of course."
"Good. Now take a look—this is the compliance review for your departnt's daily operations and response history during incidents. What's your assessnt of this report?"
With those words, a report was handed over.
George Garcia took the report, began flipping through it, and his face gradually turned pale.
Ti and ti again, it's been proven—there's no falsification that can't be uncovered; it only depends on how thorough the investigation is.
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