The first time Kevin attempted to beef up his home network security, he was as green as they come. With a shiny new IDS and IPS setup, he felt invincible, like a digital superhero guarding the gates of his virtual fortress. One evening, while tweaking his IDS settings, he accidentally set the sensitivity so high that even his cat walking over the keyboard was flagged as a potential intrusion.
The next day, Kevinโs entire network shut down. Frantically, he traced the issue to his IPS, which had interpreted a routine software update as a sophisticated cyber attack and decided the best course of action was to block all internet traffic. In his attempt to outsmart potential hackers, Kevin had effectively locked himself out of his digital kingdom.
After hours of troubleshooting, he finally restored access, only to find an email from his ISP inquiring about the โunusual and erratic network behaviorโ resembling a DoS attack from his IP address. With a red face, Kevin realized he had become the very thing he sought to protect against - an accidental hacker.
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