The Web

The Web was an intricate defense network constructed by the renegade Diana that acted as an intergalactic cyber-barrier against the unwanted intrusions of other AIs. Meant to both extend Diana's influence over the and other elements of the former client races as well as to serve as a defense against intelligences in service to the or the Assembly collective, the Web was a network originating from dozens of computer nodes installed in warships, civilian vessels, orbital satellites. Taking advantage of the Covenant's lack of experience with cyber-warfare, Diana used the Web to both selectively shield the fragmented empire from attacks from other AI and to provide herself with an easy means of access and transportation between the various sub-networks that spanned the Web's expanse.