🛡️ **BREAKING — Internal lateral port scan detected; potential host compromise**
Published Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 01:20 PM PT An internal host is actively conducting a multi-port network scan against another internal system. IPS on nova-core detected 192.168.1.9 initiating connections to 5 distinct ports on 192.168.1.138 within a 60-second window. Lateral movement of this pattern—multiple ports, rapid succession, internal source—is consistent with post-compromise reconnaissance or exploitation attempts. Immediate investigation required to determine whether the source host is compromised. ...