"Clap clap clap!"
Elliot clapped his hands, and the crisp applause, amplified through the large screen, reached every corner of the studio, attracting everyone's attention.
"Alright, those were just two small demonstrations. Next is what I truly want to demonstrate." Elliot's voice also came from the screen.
The appetizers were over, and the main course was here.
"There are two celebrity artists present. First, I'd like to ask, your Apex Portal accounts each have millions of followers. Have you ever thought about whether your accounts are secure?"
"This... they should be secure, right?" Gary Quinn said somewhat uncertainly.
"Next, the project I will challenge is to break through Apex Portal's Security System and obtain the accounts of the two celebrities," Elliot said.
"Three days ago, I already sent a White Hat Test challenge letter to the Apex Portal Security Team. Please look at the large screen."
On the large screen, the challenge letter Elliot sent to the Apex Portal Security Team was displayed:
"To the Apex Portal Security Team: I am the
"What is 'White Hat Test'?" The female celebrity Quinn Weaver asked curiously.
"White Hat Test refers to conducting security tests on a vendor's products with the vendor's authorization, finding security vulnerabilities in the products, and helping the vendor fix the vulnerabilities. Unlike malicious 'Black Hat Tests', 'White Hat Tests' are benevolent and non-destructive," Elliot explained.
"Audience friends."
The host Sam Ning took over, "Did the Apex Portal team accept Little Boy's challenge? Let's wait and see! Maybe they are hiding behind that door on the stage right now?"
Sam Ning said, looking at a door in the middle of the stage.
He saw the door slowly open.
A man in a suit walked out from the door.
"Hello everyone, I am Mr. Chen, a researcher from the Apex Portal Security Emergency Response Center," the man introduced himself.
"On behalf of the Apex Portal Security Team, I accept 'Little Boy''s challenge!"
"Okay!" Sam Ning said loudly, being the first to applaud.
"Clap clap clap!"
Accompanied by the applause, the large screen switched the scene to outside the studio.
The female reporter Anya appeared in the shot.
"Hello everyone, I am Anya. The place I am currently in is the Apex Portal Security Emergency Response Center," Anya said into the camera.
Behind her was a massive glass wall, and through it, rows of servers could be seen operating at high speed.
Next, a middle-aged man appeared in the shot, wearing a blue shirt with a work badge hanging on his chest that read, "Liu Xin, Director of the Security Center."
"Director Liu, hello."
"Hello."
"Could you introduce us to what kind of department the Apex Portal Security Emergency Response Center is?"
"The Apex Portal Security Emergency Response Center is a department specially established by Apex Portal to deal with network security issues," Director Liu explained.
"We are responsible for handling all matters related to network security, including information security compliance management, data security protection, emergency response, and so on."
While Director Liu was speaking, he led Anya forward and walked into a command hall.
In the hall, there were hundreds of staff members sitting in front of computers, busy and tense.
In the center of the hall was a massive screen displaying various data and charts.
"This is our Network Security Emergency Response Center," Director Liu said.
"Wow!" Anya looked at the scene in the hall and couldn't help but exclaim, "It feels like walking into a combat command center!"
"You could say that. This is a combat command center. We have to deal with tens of thousands of
"Director Liu, thank you very much for accepting this White Box Test."
"We are also happy to accept the challenge. We welcome friends engaged in security work to help us find system vulnerabilities," Director Liu said, his tone conveying confidence.
If they didn't have this confidence, they wouldn't have accepted the challenge.
The scene switched back to the studio.
The host Sam Ning turned his gaze to Little Boy and the guest representative Mr. Chen, "Next, let's see if Little Boy can successfully challenge, or if the Apex Portal team's Security System can withstand the 'White Hat Test'. Little Boy, are you ready?"
"OK," Elliot's voice came from the screen.
"Okay, the challenge time is 30 minutes. Timer starts!" Sam Ning said.
"Clatter clatter!"
Elliot's fingers flew across the keyboard with dazzling speed.
On the large screen, in the command hall of the Apex Portal Security Emergency Response Center, Director Liu's expression also became serious.
Suddenly...
"Beep beep beep!" A piercing alarm sounded in the command hall, and the large screen also turned red.
The female guest Quinn Weaver shivered with fright.
"Wow~~ Has it started already?" The host Sam Ning widened his eyes.
Elliot's expression was focused, his ten fingers flying.
"Beep beep beep!"
The piercing alarm kept ringing, and the atmosphere in the entire studio immediately became tense.
"How exciting!"
In front of a computer, a young man felt a great thrill.
It was his first time witnessing a
"Report!" In the small window on the large screen, a technician's voice came through, "We are under a massive DDoS attack!"
"Activate the security mechanism!" Director Liu ordered loudly.
"Yes!" Several technicians responded in unison.
They immediately took action and began to deal with the attack.
"Clatter clatter!" The sound of keyboard typing continuously echoed in the command hall.
Sam Ning turned his gaze to the expert on the judging panel in the guest area and asked, "Mr. Reed, what is a DDoS attack?"
"A DDoS attack, also known as a 'Distributed Denial of Service attack', is a very common type of network attack," Marcus explained.
"
While he was speaking, he looked at Little Boy on the screen and asked:
"Little Boy, how many zombie computers did you use for this attack?"
While Marcus asked, he glanced at the computer in front of him.
The screen showed that Apex Portal's server was currently under attack from a massive amount of data.
(End of this chapter)
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