Is this an alternative/replacement to fail2ban or something you would use along with f2b?

I don’t think that what they meant by horcruxes.

This article has helped me tremendously over the last couple years resolving host and port issues. Unsure if RCS relations are in here but still could be a useful resource for you, especially after checking your logs. Apple Enterprise Networks

I’m curious, what git project would that be?

How do you have that pen drive setup? What are you using to encrypt that drive? If it’s a third party encryptor, do you have the encrypt or install file downloaded on that drive also? Basically, what’s the process to get back up and running again?