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Officer Ward
Cyber Defender & Detention Center Security Officer
Officer Ward believes that most people who disrespect the privelages of Cyberspace are more ignorant than criminal, and that most cyber criminals can be rehabilitated into faithful cyber citizens through education about the dangers of delinquency in Cyberspace.
Working closely with Commander Omni and the Cyber Defense Academy, Officer Ward hopes to secure Cyberspace for everyone.
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do
- John Baptiste Moliere
Cupcakes
Interests:Coaching softball, fishing, catching cyber criminals
June 18 2008
Back to Normal
After many months the Detention Center is finally back to normal. Everyone is back in their place. Jax and Sparky no longer talk to Nils like they used to. It seems they've become cautious of him after the break out.
Nils has taken up sulking. It doesn't fool me. I know he's planning his next escape. Of all the detainees that have passed through these walls, Nils is the least likely to change. He just can't see why his ideals are wrong.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
April 29 2008
The Wait
I think the hardest part of any battle is the waiting. Once everything is prepared, you have nothing left to do but wait. Every day you expect the attack. Every day you are disappointed. It wears on a man and makes him careless.
Dr. Keen and I have chosen to spend our time testing and strengthening our defenses. Judging from the previous attacks, it will be the quickest indication that Ex-Commander Nils is about to launch an assault on the school. I can't imagine spending the time in finer company.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
February 14 2008
L'Amour
Love is in the air. All the cadets are busy exchanging valentines. Ah, to be young again.
I've been working closely with Dr. Keen over the past few weeks on campus security. She is a beautiful woman, even though she doesn't like to admit it. I must confess I might have given her something this holiday.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
January 18 2008
Quiet on the Cell Block
Now that all of the detainees have escaped the Detention Center is as quiet as a tomb. Frankly I'm beginning to miss them. I hope the kids are doing okay. Jax had such a sweet and sensitive side. You could hardly believe she was a cyber bully. And Sparky had such wonderful ideas about how to improve communications in Internet games.
I hope they didn't stay with Nils and have gone back to their families. Of course, we'll have to find them and bring them back in to complete their time as detainees.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
December 13 2007
Cautioning Betty
I caught Betty deep in conversation with Ex-Commander Nils again today. She's been asking me about something she overheard Nils saying to me.
I told her to let it go then, and I'll do it again now. Betty, you don't know what you are getting into. Some things are better left in the past.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
November 1 2007
Trick or Treat
I feel sorry for my detainees who have to spend Halloween in my cells. So I set up a Halloween party especially for them in the activity room. I asked some of the older cadets to drop by during the Halloween Ball, and we had a grand old time.
This year one of them came as the Red Death from the Edgar Allan Poe poem. It was a beautiful costume. I couldn't tell which one of them he was.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
October 22 2007
Oktoberfest
I love the month of October. The weather is cooler and the skies bluer. Every year us active Cyber Defenders have a gathering. We talk about what we've learned and what we've seen. We ask questions and find answers over a cold brew.
I told them about my shadow intruder. A couple of them described similar encounters in their own systems. Once they upgraded to Omega-Red the signs vanished.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
July 23 2007
Tic-Tac-Toe
During the slow hours at the detention center I like to play games like tic-tac-toe with the prisoners. It gets them talking. Today I played with Ex-Commander Nils. Nils used to be a friend of Omni's before he turned to cyber crime. We used to all hang out together back in the day.
Today Nils was distracted . He lost to me 4 times in a row! I wonder what's going on.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
June 7 2007
Summer Begins
Now that the hoopla of graduation is finished it's time to get things ready for summer. One of my additional duties is as the Academy's groundskeeper during the summer months. It's a nice change of pace from guarding the Detention Center.
Everyday I'm to check to school to make sure that nothing unauthorized has gotten onto campus while the cadets are away. I have to spend the next couple of weeks updating all of our security programs for the summer.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
June 4 2007
Congratulations to the Graduating Class
Hey everyone! Officer Ward here. I just got back from watching graduation and, man, I must tell you what a drag it was to see everyone for the last time. They are going to be excellent Cyber Defenders. They might even be better then me and Commander Omni some day.
I can't tell you how proud I felt when they announced that Trey was going to be staying to help with the operations at the school. They put him in charge of the Message Center. Congratulations, Trey!