4.02: Just another brick in the (fire)wall.
"The first firewall is online."
Bob, Mouse, and Phong study the map of the 'Net carefully. One system--the one in which Matrix and AndrAIa have just set up a firewall around the damaged port--glows red. The pathways branching off from it start to turn from viral green to their usual blue.
"It is working, Bob!" says Phong.
Bob nods. "Close a major port, and all the pathways beyond are protected. One down, three to go."
Bob, Mouse, and Phong study the map of the 'Net carefully. One system--the one in which Matrix and AndrAIa have just set up a firewall around the damaged port--glows red. The pathways branching off from it start to turn from viral green to their usual blue.
"It is working, Bob!" says Phong.
Bob nods. "Close a major port, and all the pathways beyond are protected. One down, three to go."