Linux Firewall Breach: Immediate Action Required Against DoS Threat

... it's that darn hacker. He's gotten through my Linux firewall and is going for root on our departmental server. If that system gets hacked, my butt is in a sling. That's where our chairman keeps his research results." The two admins looked at each other. They both knew there was only one thing to do: pull the plug.. . . ... it's that darn hacker. He's gotten through my Linux firewall and is going for root on our departmental server. If that system gets hacked, my butt is in a sling. That's where our chairman keeps his research results." The two admins looked at each other. They both knew there was only one thing to do: pull the plug. They raced down the hallway to the data closet and disconnected the network from the building backbone.

"That was close," said the first admin, wiping his brow.

"Yeah, a little too close for comfort," agreed the second. "Now what do we do? I need to get those systems back on line as soon as possible."

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