Twas The Night Before Christmas – Christmas Cyber Attack Edition

Vivian Lee

Twas the Night Before Christmas…

‘Twas the night before the Christmas and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The data was collected in the server with care,
In the hopes that hackers would never be there.

The techs were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of firewalls danced in their heads.
With laptops shut down and phones on the floor,
They’d never expect what was soon in store.

When out on the net, there arose such a clatter,
A breach was attempted—something was the matter!
Away to the dashboards, alerts gave a flash,
The Endpoint Detection had spotted a crash.

The hackers were sneaky, their tactics well-hidden,
But EDR had caught them, and now they were ridden
With firewalls blocking their every advance,
Their plans for destruction stood no chance.

The techs sprang from their beds, coffee in hand,
Ready to hunt down the malicious command.
With logs to inspect and alerts to review,
They chased every threat, both old and new.

Through servers and endpoints, they followed the trail,
Determined to stop this potential fail.
They quarantined files and blocked IPs with care,
Ensuring no hacker could linger in there.

The hours ticked on, and the team didn’t rest,
They patched up each hole and gave it their best.
And just when they thought the threat was contained,
A final attempt—they once more restrained.

The attackers retreated, their efforts denied,
Thanks to the techs and the tools on their side.
With systems secure and no more to fight,
The techs leaned back, smiling in the dim light.

And I heard them exclaim, as they powered down for the night:
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all, goodnight!”

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Airiam’s teams are always ready for potential holiday attacks! With constant monitoring and EDR, we’re here to make sure you can rest easy and have a merry Christmas and happy New Years!

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