Absolute power in officialdom

Chapter 147 "The Fisherman" is a Beauty?

Wu Zhiyuan then discussed security issues with Luo Weiren: "Director Luo, the security measures you introduced for the core area are indeed very tight and interconnected."

However, based on previous incidents and your description, I feel that even the most fortified fortress may have one most difficult vulnerability to defend against: the abuse of privileges based on trust.

Luo Weiren showed great interest: "Zhiyuan, tell me about it?"

Wu Zhiyuan analyzed: "All these measures, including access control, surveillance, and network isolation, are mainly to prevent unauthorized intrusion and theft."

However, if the loyalty of internal personnel becomes questionable, these protective measures may be greatly reduced or even rendered ineffective.

They have legal access to the core area and can access classified information.

For example, a two-person travel system is ineffective if the two people are accomplices, or if one person is cleverly manipulated by the other without realizing it.

For example, data cannot be copied out via USB, but if someone has high-level privileges for system maintenance or specific R&D debugging, could they tamper with it?

Luo Weiren nodded and said, "Yes, it's hard to guard against a thief within the family. A fortress is most easily breached from within."

We haven't done a very good job in this regard. I hope that after you arrive, you can plug the loopholes and find the traitor.

After the conversation, Luo Weiren personally took Wu Zhiyuan to the security department.

The security department has more than twenty people. The head, Han Jie, is in his fifties and has been working in security for many years.

Another vice minister, Wang Ying, is a woman in her thirties.

Luo Weiren briefly introduced Wu Zhiyuan's situation, and then said, "Old Han, security in the core area of ​​the institute is of paramount importance."

My idea is to let Comrade Zhiyuan focus his main energy on this area, helping you to strengthen the internal defenses. Young people are energetic and have ideas, what do you think?

Han Jie smiled broadly and nodded repeatedly, "Director Luo's considerations are very thoughtful, I completely agree! Minister Wu's arrival is a great boost to our core area's security work, strengthening leadership. On behalf of all the staff of the Security Department, I welcome Minister Wu!"

After Luo Weiren left, Han Jie called system administrator Zhang Dongsheng to his office.

Zhang Dongsheng was in his thirties, rather thin, and not particularly handsome.

Han Jie instructed, "Dong Sheng, this is the newly arrived Deputy Minister Wu Zhiyuan. He will be mainly responsible for security work in the core area from now on."

You are responsible for granting Minister Wu all relevant permissions, including the highest access permission to the core area, full access to the monitoring system, and access to the security management backend.

"Okay, Minister Han, don't worry." Zhang Dongsheng turned to Wu Zhiyuan, "Minister Wu, welcome. Please come with me, I'll grant you the necessary authority."

Wu Zhiyuan followed Zhang Dongsheng to his office.

Zhang Dongsheng is a system administrator with his own office.

The office is about 20 square meters and has a sofa; the conditions are quite good.

"Minister Wu, this is the access control system. Your account has been created, and your access level is Security Supervisor. In theory, you can view all access control records, real-time surveillance footage and playbacks from the past 90 days in the core area, as well as most alarm logs."

Wu Zhiyuan noticed that he used "theoretically" and "mostly," so he casually asked, "Oh? Which ones are beyond the security supervisor's authority to view or operate?"

Zhang Dongsheng said somewhat boastfully, "Some permissions are only available to super administrators, which is my side, or can only be accessed with special approval from Director Luo. This is for security reasons to prevent the abuse of permissions."

Wu Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat. As an administrator, Zhang Dongsheng not only had great authority, but his actions were also invisible to a certain extent.

Without effective supervision, he could very well become a breakthrough point for infiltration by traitors.

However, Wu Zhiyuan astutely noticed that Zhang Dongsheng was intentionally flaunting his authority. If he were truly an informant, he wouldn't usually be so high-profile.

But what if he is being used by someone with ulterior motives without his knowledge?

After the permissions were granted, Wu Zhiyuan returned to his office.

As a deputy minister, he had a single office. The layout of his office was similar to that of Zhang Dongsheng.

The conditions at Institute 835 are quite good; single employees can live in the single employee dormitory, which is located within the institute.

Wu Zhiyuan began to use his newly acquired permissions to carry out his work.

He retrieved access control records from three buildings in the core area over the past three months and conducted cross-referencing and data analysis.

He immersed himself in the data, using the information screening skills he had honed during his training at the provincial department to filter out abnormal information one by one.

During lunch break, the office gradually quieted down.

As agreed, Wu Zhiyuan strolled towards the Jingsi Garden.

The garden, with its pavilions, terraces, and waterside terraces, and shady trees, is a great place to relax.

He strolled casually, but his eyes scanned the surroundings sharply to make sure there were no tails and no one else paying attention to this corner.

Beside the artificial hill and pond, a figure dressed in a well-fitting business suit stood by the water, seemingly admiring the koi carp in the pond.

She was tall and slender with a curvaceous figure and a beautiful profile.

Wu Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat. Could this beautiful woman be the fisherman?

He walked slowly closer, stopped a few steps away from her, and looked at the pool, saying softly as if talking to himself, "The water in this pool is quite clear. I wonder if there are any big fish."

The woman turned her head, revealing a bright and dignified face with delicate features and clear eyes.

She smiled slightly and replied, "If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. But if you're patient, you'll eventually find one that wants to bite."

The code was correct.

The woman looked around and lowered her voice: "Minister Wu, I am a fisherman. This is not the place to talk. Let's walk and talk, pretending to be ordinary colleagues taking a stroll."

Wu Zhiyuan nodded, and the two walked slowly side by side along the path in Jingsi Garden.

"Minister Wu, my public identity is the file administrator in the Human Resources Department. Just call me Xiao Jing."

Taking advantage of my position, I carefully reviewed the files of all personnel in the institute who held classified positions, especially those who had access to core projects.

There are several situations that I think require close attention.

"The first one is Zhang Dongsheng, the system administrator of your security department."

He has a powerful background; he is the nephew of Wang Peng, the deputy director of the institute.

Wang Peng is a veteran of Institute 835, and undoubtedly the second-in-command.

Last month, there was a reshuffle of middle-level cadres in the institute. There was a vacancy for deputy director in the administrative department, and Zhang Dongsheng was originally a strong candidate. However, he made it clear that he was unwilling to leave his technical position and did not want to become a leader.

This choice seems illogical to many, given that the salary and career advancement opportunities for a deputy director are much better.

His motives for holding onto his system administrator position are questionable.

Wu Zhiyuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Zhang Dongsheng is the security system administrator, in charge of the highest system privileges in the core area. If he has any problems or is exploited by malicious individuals, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Did he truly shun fame and fortune by turning down the promotion, or did the position of system administrator serve a more special and important purpose for him?

"The second one is Chen Hao, a senior engineer in the laser assembly workshop of Building No. 2."

He is a key technical member of the institute. In March of this year, he went abroad with a delegation to participate in an industry technology exhibition and exchange. Everything was normal after he returned.

But last month, I happened to see him with a young girl when I went into the city on a weekend. Their relationship seemed ambiguous.

The girl appeared to be of mixed Chinese and foreign descent; she was beautiful and sexy.

Chen Hao has a girlfriend, and they haven't broken up yet. It's said that his girlfriend works at the Longcheng City Discipline Inspection Commission.

Wu Zhiyuan was taken aback: "Works at the Longcheng City Discipline Inspection Commission? Who is that?"