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A Viral Affair
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A Viral Affair |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
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Donning black masks blue tights and red capes, they ready for the day... its the MIS Team(Superheroes), able to-install multiple computers in a single bound, remedy illegal actions with a phone call, fix problems with but a glance, be in four places all at once (and still hand in weekly progress reports on time)... Knowing what lurks in the www.darkness, just waiting for a unguarded pathway or a shared folder to wiggle inside, they readied themselves, all stations inoculated with the latest innovations. Defenses equipped and on standby, they wait. In subterfuge, slinking in devilish disguise the virus lay hidden lying in wait until the moment when they were most unaware. It strikes in silence. The front lines are down, messages radiating-- Watch out! It is coming! Their trusted wall of defenses they find more like a sieve... server number one is down, they rush to inject updates into two three and four. The team specialists surround the victim with operating disks, white papers, and command prompts, carefully honed...they start to work. The others scatter in all directions seeking knowledge and battle field stories from any and all allies. Tighten the network, shut it down if you have to, they say with steely resolve. We must prevent any more leakage. They slice in with sharpened wits and tools for disinfection, but soon they are floundering. They do their best but the victim is failing, their wary attacker has covered all tracks and grows more immune to their efforts by the minute. Reboot Reboot they yell as they call for a rescue disk and a surge protector. A blinking cursor slowly appears and all breathe just a bit easier. It is but a drop in the bucket this they all know, now is when the hard work starts. They prepare to assess how widespread the damage, The hospital is readied, the wounded are many. The gurney is oiled and stands ready, but exhaustion sets in- hard drives, zips and three and a quarter inch floppies are all retired till the next morn. As the Team heads out the door for the night, they are met by the worried faces of those whose collective (work related) efforts they fight so valiantly to protect, hesitantly the question is voiced that weighs heavily on everyone's mind... Can we get back on the internet yet? |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
(chuckling) Yes.... this I can relate to... Nicely done stranger..haven't seen you around for a while. |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
thanks, and yep, we have not only been so busy with this new virus that I couldn't even breathe, we have also had NO internet access.....sigh....have missed you guys too |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
in the murk of midnight's pall elusive virus decks the hall wending bytes uncertainty lending all anonymity... glad to have you back among the poets.... |
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