Surya-class Defense Firewall

The Surya-class Defense Firewall was a proactive cyber defence programme designed by New Zealander informatic engineer, Kenneth Neill in 1990 for the Shiva-class supercomputer, and only three subcomponents were in service and exclusively enginereed by Canadian Albatross Corporation based in Calgary, Alberta.

The Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) were handed over total control of the Surya-class Defense Firewall, being under the direction and guidance of informatic engineer, Kenneth Neill, which as well was subordinated to the Golden Conclave during high-risk operations.

The Lorica Segmentata Complex, which is the main component of the Surya-class Defense Firewall, was composed and configured by three main subcomponents for cyber security purposes, including three sub-classes of Defense Screen Firewalls. Once the Surya-class Defense Firewall is activated, blocks all external access to the Shiva-class supercomputer for a total of 172,800 seconds‬ (48 hours). Therefore, it has been only been activated twice during Chapter V "Naamah" (1991) and Chapter IX "Uroborous" (1994), respectively.
 * Defense Screen Type-Caracala Firewall 
 * Defense Screen Type-Tiberius Firewall
 * Defense Screen Type-Caligula Firewall

1st Activation
At some point during 1991, Vincent Duran was secretly instructed by China South Industries Group Corporation Limited (SORINCO) to gather corporate information from Aberdeen-based Lewis & Clark, specifically regarding the Shiva-class supercomputer, a complex AI set that functioned as the main cybersecurity and data archiving systems for Lewis & Clark. Nonetheless, several spyware malwares were eventually detected by informatic engineer, Kenneth Neill, which eventually actived a Surya-class Defense Firewall.

By the time of the incursion, an emergency meeting was summoned by Golden Conclave and consequently corporate lawyer Veronica Albion was assigned to monitor the situation, prompting her to instruct Kenneth Neill to find the author of the cyberstrike, which was later proved to be Duran himself as the sole protagonist of this event.

2nd Activation
At the end of Chapter IX "Uroborous" (1994), as Veronica Albion became paranoid by indirectly triggering the suicide of accountant May Dove Lexington in order to gain complete access the Lorica Segmentata Complex, she ordered a coordinated cyber stryke against both Golden Conclave's mainframe and its Shiva-class supercomputer.

With the technical assistance of Vincent Duran, Albion managed to operate synchronously at least one Argonaut-class supercomputer from rival law-firm Lorenz based in Switzerland and three Shiva-class supercomputers from Alpha, Beta and Gamma L&C's branches in order to disable CSIRT's Defense Screen Firewalls. During the attack, the Surya-class Defense Firewall was actived blocking all external access to the Lorica Segmentata Complex.

During the eight-hour coordinated attack, both Type-Caracala and T'ype-Tiberius Firewalls were disabled by Lorenz's Argonaut-class supercomputer, being the Type-Caligula left operative until it was eventually disabled by another coordinated barrage from at least two Shiva-class supercomputers from L&C Alpha Branch and L&C Beta Branch.

With both May Dove Lexington and Kenneth Neill killed, Veronica Albion managed to control 3/4 of Golden Conclave's mainframe and the Lorica Segmentata Complex, an action that was later nullified by both the Saṃsāra Circle and Vincent Duran, respectively.

Appearances

 * Chapter V "Naamah" (1991) - First appearence.
 * Chapter IX "Uroborous" (1994) Final appearance.
 * Chapter X "Neptune" (1995) - Mentioned only

Curiosities

 * Surya is a Sanskrit word that means "Sun" and it is one of the nine heavenly houses (Navagraha) in the zodiac system of Hindu astrology.
 * The Lorica Segmentata is a type of personal armour that was used by soldiers of the Roman Empire.
 * Caracala was a Roman emperor which ruled Rome from 198 to 217 AD. It has been stated that Caracalla was considered an evil ruler, being classified as one of the most tyrannical Roman Emperors.
 * Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, reigning from 14 AD to 37 AD. The Gospels mention that during Tiberius' reign, Jesus of Nazareth preached and was executed under the authority of Pontius Pilate.
 * Caligula was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 to 41. Sources focus upon his cruelty, sadism, extravagance, and sexual perversion, presenting him as an insane tyrant.