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...South Korean atomic energy center. Senator Sam Nunn, ranking Democrat on the committee, said that Internet crime presents a whole new challenge for ensuring national security. "Is the bad actor a 16-year old, a foreign agent, an anarchist or a combination thereof?" he asked. "How do you ascertain the nature of a threat if you don't know the motive of your adversary?" Adding fuel to the threat of cyberspace infiltration is a report that some 120 governments have or are developing computer attack capabilities. Chris McKenna
...South Korean atomic energy center. Senator Sam Nunn, ranking Democrat on the committee, said that Internet crime presents a whole new challenge for ensuring national security. "Is the bad actor a 16-year old, a foreign agent, an anarchist or a combination thereof?" he asked. "How do you ascertain the nature of a threat if you don't know the motive of your adversary?" Adding fuel to the threat of cyberspace infiltration is a report that some 120 governments have or are developing computer attack capabilities. Chris McKenna
...most benign solution would be to somehow prevent smoke from entering the ventilation system. Two ideas come to mind. First of all, the house could hire experts to ascertain if there are certain rooms in Gilbert (or perhaps in all four towers) where smoke will not enter the ventilation system. These rooms could be designated for smoking...
Unfortunately, it is quite impossible for me to ascertain Farrakhan's true motives, and I believe that said motives are as hidden from these critics as they are from me. Moreover, if the Million-Man March serves as a conduit for a reaffirmation of black responsibility and community, then Farrakhan's questionable personal goals become at most secondary...
While Daiwa said it needed time to ascertain facts before informing the authorities, some Wall Street experts said the delay looked suspicious and improper. "That is not acceptable behavior in our view," says Heinz Binggeli, managing director of Emcor Risk Management, a consulting firm. "You don't let two months pass before you shut down the operation." Says the chief government-bond trader for a large Wall Street firm: "This went on undetected for 11 years? Come on, who's kidding whom? It's a joke...