He'd been whistling as he hacked when he got the message. The timing of the request to leave
his lab is too convenient for someone. When he steps out of his lab into his office he is whistling
again. A file name worm has just been planted in the attacker's system. It will be a short journey
to the Admin inner sanctum to answer questions, then back to hack the attack.
"All classes are canceled except grad class, all other students are already being transported off
property into hiding. We are talking to professors about volunteering to lead grad hacker teams,
you need to talk to the hackers class and get them ready to run." These admin guys had earned their
hacking chops during a time the world was falling apart, billions dying. They are not easily
excited.
I don't want to give up the hacking battle. "Someone inside is trying to get information out. They
are better than students, they will get through my static defenses if I don't stop them."
"How long will what you have in place hold?"
"A half hour at least if they've studied me, maybe another six hours if not. I can hold them off and
discover who they are if I fight them."
The Hacker School Administrators look at the Dean. "His defenses are enough." He smiles, "Billy
always underestimates his abilities."
I try again, "But a highly placed inside agent will know those abilities."