"Alice, welcome. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

When the car pulled up in front of the Pentagon, then-FBI Director William Webster and NSA Director Dominic Flair greeted Alice at the door.

The breeze came out, and Alice had a bundle of long hair: "Gentlemen, what is the matter with me in such a hurry?" The phone just said to come as soon as possible. ”

Today, Alice is dressed in a modest but energetic outfit, a white lace-trimmed shirt and a little red skirt, plus a pair of low heels and a Louis Vuitton handbag, which is as formal as possible.

"A big deal, Alice, let's come in and talk about it."

The speaker, Dominic, the director of the N.S.A., patted Alice on the back and introduced her into the interior of the Pentagon, and the trio made their way through the hallway, and in the process, hurried staff could be seen everywhere. Seeing a high school-aged girl actually standing side by side with these two characters, many people couldn't help but stop for a moment.

"Here's the basic picture."

As he walked, Dominic explained: "You know, computer networks were first used by the Pentagon military, and they were built as early as the sixties. It is only in recent years that we have lifted the military-only restrictions on the Internet and opened it to civilian use.

"Uh-huh."

"A few months ago, IBM's intrusion into the Nasdaq exchange was a cybersecurity threat that caused a sensation around the world, and it was a commercial crime with the company as the main body. So not long after it happened, we brought you to the Pentagon......"

Alice's pace slowed down, as the office ahead led to the Pentagon's Cyber Management Center.

She looked at Dominic with strange eyes: "You guys...... Isn't it going to be invaded? ”

Sure enough, the NSA director and the FBI executive on the side both showed embarrassed expressions.

"You guessed it, Alice, we ......"

"Normal, there must be many masters in the private sector, your network is now just maintained by a group of programmers, and it is normal that it will be breached."

Alice directly interrupted Dominic's words and said to herself: "As for the firewall, my company is currently developing it, and it will take a while." ”

It's easy to talk to smart people, but Dominic still asks, "How long will it take?" ”

The three of them just chatted in the hallway, but fortunately there was no one around.

"Well...... this"

Alice pursed her lips.

In fact, after receiving $30 million in R&D funds from the Department of Defense, Alice directly stuffed it into her own small coffers, even though it was Cisco's corporate funds on the books.

After all, for her, who currently points the talent tree in the computer field, whether it is software programming or hardware design drawings, it can be completed in just one day. The reason why it was not delivered to the Pentagon immediately was just to give a normal "R&D cycle".

"It's probably going to take another month!"

After thinking about it carefully, Alice gave an accurate answer: "It's June now, and I'm going to England for high school in September, so I'm almost able to give you things before then." Without me, the Cisco team wanted to develop it...... It's December at least. ”

The total time of six months, the difference of three months, Alice is still extremely reserved. God knows, Cisco hasn't hired new employees for a while due to the limited space of the office building, and everyone is almost busy, after all, there are not many orders in this time.

If she really wants to propose a firewall project immediately, before recruiting new employees, I am afraid that it may not be completed in June next year!

"A month? That's great, and I'm really looking forward to this product being released soon. ”

With a sigh of emotion, Dominic pushed open the office door.

The room was not small, full of computer equipment, and a lot of programmers were busy in a daze.

"Remus!"

Dominic beckoned and shouted, "Introducing, Remus, Director of the Network Management Office, Remus, the boss of Cisco Systems, Alice." ”

"Oh my God, finally, finally!"

Remus, a short man who was a little depressed, shook hands with Alice excitedly when he saw her arrive: "The master is finally here!" ”

"Network, the director of the management office, is he?"

Accentuating the word "management," Alice said, "I thought it would be the Cybersecurity Office." ”

Remus's face flushed slightly, it was not a good experience to be sarcastically ridiculed by such a little girl, even if she was now very valued by the bureau chiefs.

William Webster, who hadn't spoken for a long time, spoke: "Remus, give Alice a briefing, I don't want that little ghost to slip away immediately after I have picked up the pen to sign the arrest warrant." ”

"Yes, yes, no problem."

Remus wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he didn't know if the nervousness was real.

The basic picture is this.

Just three days ago on the night, the Pentagon's military website was hacked, and the incomers were so frantically browsing many of the Department's core classified documents that they browsed. When the people in the network management center found traces of intrusion, they immediately started tracking it, but because the other party was too skilled, the programmers in the management center disappeared directly after hundreds of broilers around half the world.

"So, you guys have really been hacked by private hackers."

Alice looked gloating, and said with a smile: "And there is a case for a long time, right?" After all, computer networks have been around for years, and no one has ever had the idea of hacking into other networks. ”

William Webster patted Alice on the shoulder with a wry smile: "That's true, many people who study computers are young men, but if someone has mastered the technology of intruding into the network, it is not easy to make them stop." ”

"But most of them are hoaxes, and some even patch the compromised websites, right?"

Alice nodded and said: "Real malicious intrusion is still rare, and this thing is too high-tech, so the current situation is that there are few cases and the legislation is not sound...... Hum. ”

With a cough, Director Dominica interrupted Alice's chatter: "I can't tell you what he's browsed, but I can tell you who he is." ”

"His name is Kevin Mitnick, and he's in his early twenties, but he's a repeat offender," Dominic said. As early as three or four years ago, we caught him for his intrusion, but at that time, not to mention the current IBM incident, cybercrime itself is very rare, and there is no law to follow, so we can only simply put him in a juvenile correctional facility for two days. ”

"But this kid is endless!"

William Webster interjected: "Alice, I'm not afraid of your jokes, this kid hacked into the North American air protection command system as early as 15 years old!" We've been investigating him for a long time, and we've arrested him, but he's just endless......"

"Let's talk about what you have to lose."

Alice stopped Webster's words with a wave of her hand: "If it were just for an ordinary invasion, call me all the way from the West Coast, and the labor fee would have to be doubled." ”

Webster looked at Dominic.

In the midst of this, the staff of the Cyber Security Center had no room to intervene, and only Remus was by their side.

After a moment of silence, the head of the national security bureau spoke: "What he saw was a contract order from the Ministry of Defense with several arms contractors, which involved absolute state secrets. Although the technician did not find any trace of the data being copied, there is no guarantee that he erased the operation record, I need you to help us find the IP address of that kid, and the FBI stationed in the station will act immediately to arrest him! ”

The action begins immediately.

Alice is also indeed interested in the identity of the intruder.

Kevin Mitnick, she hadn't heard of this kid's name, but anyone who could become a top hacker in the eighties was undoubtedly the most talented. After all, the popularity of online teaching at this time is far less than that of the 21st century, and the big guys who can be born in such a small base and a simple environment are definitely top and terrible guys after growing up over time!

She waved her hand: "Give me three computers with the best configuration, and then, give me three keyboards and a cup of black tea." ”

Remus, who was in charge of execution, was stunned: "I can understand black tea, three computers, three keyboards?" ”

Alice glanced at him with small eyes: "I'm fast, you have a problem?" ”

Dominic laughed: "Hurry up and prepare, Alice is not an ordinary programmer!" ”

This is the network management center, computers are everywhere, and it is not difficult to find the three with the highest configuration, but it takes a little effort to place them.

At the same time, Alice's complaints: "One is facing me head-on, two are placed on the left and right, and the keyboard is placed directly on the table." Well...... It's a bit crowded, I said, sir, don't you order a bigger table? ”

And Remus's frustration: "Son, this is a government office, and we can't buy large desks like the bosses of private companies. ”

Then Alice squinted again: "I'm just complaining, what do you have to explain?" ”

Then, she smiled and hugged her arms and looked at Remus slyly: "It's all said that explanations are cover-ups, are there really any of you in the Pentagon who is extravagant and wasteful?" You should have a purchase record on your computer, can you show me? ”

After saying this, the faces of the two bigwigs who were guarding the side were all blue.

"Alice, we're asking you to catch hackers, don't you get addicted too!" (To be continued.) )