SOPHIE KNEW someone was watching her long before the warning appeared on her screen.
The signs had been subtle at first. Unusual traffic patterns. Failed login attempts originating from different locations. Small probes against her firewall that looked harmless individually but formed a very different picture when viewed together.
Whoever was targeting her understood cybersecurity. That made the situation significantly more dangerous.
She sat at her desk just after midnight, surrounded by multiple monitors displaying network activity logs. Rain tapped softly against her apartment windows while lines of data scrolled continuously across her screens.
Most people would have missed the attack entirely. Sophie didn't.
The moment the intrusion attempt escalated, her fingers moved across the
