Firewall & Fiction: One Metaphor at a Time

Where cybersecurity meets storytelling. Where routers, firewalls, and ransomware become mirrors for the human soul. What happens when a 30-year veteran of IT Networking & Cybersecurity collaborates with an AI to write fiction? You get Firewall & Fiction — a powerful, genre-bending collection of short stories that fuse real-world tech with metaphor, meaning, and emotional depth. From a man who slowly becomes a human router, to a regional manager who serves poetic justice in a café, to a ransomware attack that exposes more than just system vulnerabilities — this book isn't just about threats and firewalls. It's about people. The ones behind the login pages, under the patches, beneath the protocols. These ten standalone stories will take you through: The ethical gray zones of security and sabotage The quiet desperation of fading relevance in a fast-moving tech world The heartbreaks that even a SIEM can't correlate And the haunting price of hiding behind proxies — digital or emotional Each tale ends with a "Firewall Insight" — a final byte of truth connecting tech to life. If you're in IT, you'll feel seen. If you're not, you'll still be moved. Whether you're a CISO, a software engineer, a story lover, or simply someone navigating modern life's digital maze — this book will connect. Read it. Reflect. Reboot.