is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
Millions of people across North America will view a rare event, a total Solar Eclipse. Its going to be visible along whats known as The Path Of Totality. That stretches 100 miles wide and spans 15 states as well as mexico and parts of eastern canada. Along that path, tens of millions of people will see the Afternoon Skies completely darken when the moon slips between the earth and sun temporarily blocking the suns light. Other parts of the u. S. Outside The Path Of Totality will be able to see a partial Solar Eclipse. Now there is a question about whether cloud coverage could restrict the view for some. Part of what makes today so special, the u. S. Wont see another total Solar Eclipse of this scale for two more decades. Our team joins us this morning from the path, al roker, cohost of today is in dallas, nbcs Maura Barrett at the university of indianas football stadium in bloomington, and nbcs george solis from the u. S. S. Intrepid museum in new york city. Al, what are you expecting
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Executives. Human factor is the weakest link however we see that cyber crime or crime online is becoming more sophisticated more organized criminals use Techniques Social Engineering techniques in order to persuade people to open up an email or provide information. So i think that the layman users is really not going to solve the problem. What are these Social Engineering Techniques and why do they work so well. A computer is only as secure as the person who operates it social engineers take
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