Monday 22 August 2011

Little demand for MNP in India: Syniverse Technologies



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Mobile number portability in India failed to have a major impact here because there was very little pent up demand for it when compared to other countries.
NEW DELHI: Syniverse Technologies, the US-based company that provides business solutions to telcos, and is one of the two firms implementingmobile number portability in India, says this facility failed to have a major impact here because there was very little pent up demand for it when compared to other countries.

"There was not even an initial spike for mobile number portability since factors that cause people to shift operators - high call charges, low competition, being tied down to an operator on contract - all did not exist here," Syniverse global CEO Jeffery Gordon told ET in an interaction.

"My personal theory (for the low response to MNP) is that the market was already very competitive and almost all customers are on the pre-paid platform," he said, while adding that Indian cellular market was constantly maintaining a port rate of around 4%.

Mobile number portability, the facility that allows customers to retain their cellphone number while switching operators, was first introduced in Haryana in November 2010 and then extended to all parts of the country in January this year.

As per data complied by the telecom regulator, about 13 million of the 850 million connections in the country have opted for this facility so far with maximum number of porting requests having come from Gujarat (1.3 million) followed by Maharashtra (1.03 million).

According to the Syniverse chief executive, returns on their investments towards implementing MNP in India have been 'lower than what they had hoped' due to low port rates. But Gordon said that winning the contract had its set of positives as it provided Syniverse the opportunity to work with every mobile phone company in India who were prospective clients for its business solutions.

The Syniverse CEO is in India as the company is hosting a private workshop here designed to help operators optimise their existing networks, transition to 3G, and prepare for LTE, 4G and beyond. Globally, the company has about 1,500 employees, a fifth of which are in its technical centre in Bangalore.

"Over the next three years, India will be one of the top countries in terms of revenue mobilisation," Gordon said. But he declined to reveal figures when asked as to what percent of the company's revenues were from India.

He also cautioned that with a mere 5 MHz or units of 3G airwaves, the life-cycle for this high-end service would get saturated very quickly. "India is therefore one place in the world where even 4G networks can get filled up pretty quickly if you have devices for it," Gordon added.

Syniverse had been acquired by Carlyle Group for about $2.6 billion last year, and mobile service provider itself has a history of acquisitions. Asked on its plans to acquire smaller mobile services technology firms in India, Gordon admitted such opportunities existed here, but warned that further clarity was needed in the country's tax laws. "Some very important cases in the M&A space have to clear up. We want clarity on the tax front and we are learning," he added. 

How to Download YouTube Videos: Easiest Way

ARTICLE BY GOWTHAM


YouTube is undoubtedly the most preferred website to share and watch favorite videos. Most users prefer to watch the videos online, while a few others like me, would like to download them so that, they can be saved and retained. Well, if you are one among those few who would like to download the videos from YouTube, then here is a way to do that.
In fact, there are many ways to download videos from YouTube, but here in this post, I would like to share with you one of the easiest way to do that. This can be done as follows:
1. Download and install the latest version of Internet Download Manager.
Internet Download Manager is a great add-on for your web browser which increases the download speed by 5 times. It also helps you to pause/resume and schedule your downloads. It has got a great interface and is user friendly. It works with most of the browsers including IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.
2. After you complete the installation, just open your browser and start searching for your favorite video on YouTube. You will see the download button on top of the video using which you can download it instantly.
Download YouTube Videos










3. Click on the “Download this Video” button to save the video onto your computer. The downloaded video will be in the flash video format (.flv).
4. You can use VLC Player to play the downloaded video or use SUPER to convert it to your desired format.
By using this trick, you can download almost all the buffering content on the Internet including videos from MySpace and Google. I hope you like this small post. Don’t forget to pass your comments. Enjoy :)

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Increase reliance data card speed from hybrid to HSD

ARTICLE BY GOWTHAM



First of all i would like to clear a point that it is not an hack that is cracked from software,but can say it is a mere loophole from reliance which is unknown to them and they can fix it as soon as they will find it,but you can enjoy this untill they fix it from their side as i am enjoying since last 20 days.


I remember the day i was figuring around with reliance data card to get high speed without paying for it,but the HSD 3.1 mpbs speed broadband internet tariff plans are too costly and i have to end up with hybrid(cdma 1x -144kbps) because my monthly budget for internet was low,but always dreaming to get high speed broadband for free,and finally got through it.


Pre-Requisite/requirement to get reliance HSD speed are


1) you must have reliance netconnect datacard that supports both hybrid(cdma1x) and HSD(EVDO).


2) though reliance HSD card plans/tariffs are costly and doesnt matchup with student pocket,so you can take any hybrid plans speed of 144 kbps,ensuring that the internet data card supports EVDO too when required.


3) Activate your datacard,check whether it is working fine or not.


4) if working fine go to >> settings then check on button >> use DNS


Put these IPs in DNS and Alternate DNS Field


DNS - 220.226.182.82


Alternate DNS - 220.226.182.83


5) Change mode from Hybrid/CDMA 1x to Broaband plus, Save settings.


6) Now try to Connect , it will get connected which was earlier not connecting because you were having hybrid plan/cdma 1x plan.


7) you might be thinking, that you will be still billed because you are using your phone number to connect to internet,but check your download stats in reliance website for your daily usage,their you will be shown with 0 download and 0 upload stats, an you will be still downloading daily,and do not panic about bill as i received my bill 3 days ago and it was charged nominal as usually done, and i have already crossed 10 gb download.


7) now to understand how this whole thing works.


Reliance Data card has been delivered to their sales executive/marketing executive as specimen copy, they have unlimited download and speed plan can say they get test reliance data cards which they are not billed for,if you check any salesman datacard, they have settings of DNS placed in their card, the same way i tried and actually it has bypassed my number to their test plan server.


Enjoy Browsing !!!!




Reliance data card screen settings for speed enhancement


reliance netconnect settings for speed hack

Sunday 14 August 2011

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HTML5 may steal mobile apps thunder

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Smartphones powered by Apple and Google operate using hundreds of thousands of highly specialized Web programs.



NEW YORK: Smartphones powered by Apple andGoogle operate using hundreds of thousands of highly specialized Web programs.

That's what has allowed the two firms to lock up most of the premium cellphone market. Yet a new Web standard, called HTML5, is gaining traction and buzz, not least because its biggest supporters say it will allow a bit of an end-run around these walled gardens.

In general, Web browsers on phones haven't been ideal for accessing content. Only programs installed directly on gadgets have taken full advantage of handsets' address books or knowledge of a users' location. So these applications, or apps, caught on and set off virtuous cycles, attracting both users and developers to the iPhone and Android operating systems.

But consumers would be better off if they could switch phones easily. And developers don't relish having to make multiple versions of the same programs just so they can run on competing phones. Content providers also don't like how app stores typically take a percentage of any revenue they charge. Finally, websites like Facebook don't want Apple or Google acting as gatekeepers.

This is where HTML5 comes in. The newest version of the core language for presenting content on the Web is still in development, but bits are emerging. It's gradually leveling the playing field, making it so new browsers can do many things only apps currently do well, such as location-based services. And developers like the idea of making one program that runs across many devices. As a result, some 2.1 billion mobile devices are expected to use HTML5 browsers by 2016, reckons ABI Research.

So does that suggest an imminent up-ending to the tech world, as Roger McNamee, partner in venture capital firm Elevation Partners, recently claimed? Not quite. Some functions, like games, will still be done better via apps than Web browsers. Moreover, with Apple and Google members of the consortium promoting the standard, they presumably see a benefit from pushing it.

The reigning smartphone barons may lose some ability to lock users in. But both have a long-term interest in encouraging the most rapid adoption of next-generation mobile devices possible. That should translate into more sales for Apple and advertising for Google. And, anyway, by the time the standard fully catches on -- say in five years -- they will probably have sewn up the whole market anyway. 

Saturday 13 August 2011

Tech Mahindra posts profit in Q1

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IT company Tech Mahindra reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 276.55 crore for the first quarter ended June 31, 2011.
MUMBAI: IT company Tech Mahindra reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 276.55 crore for the first quarter ended June 31, 2011.

"The profit for the quarter ended June 31, 2011 and 2010 are not comparable as the figures in respect of June 2010, do not include share in profits of the associate (Satyam) as the financial results of the associate were not available when Tech Mahindra accounts for June 2010 were prepared," Tech Mahindra said in a filing to the BSE.

The company had a net profit of Rs 144.26 crore in the April-June quarter of 2010-11, it said.

Total income rose to Rs 1,338.57 crore during the first quarter current fiscal, from Rs 1,174.47 crore in the same quarter previous year.

"We continue to build our business portfolio at a measured pace, despite low discretionary spend in the telecom vertical. This has been enabled by our diversification into new geographies and customers," Tech Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra said.

Total headcount of the company stood at 42,850. Software professional headcount stood at 27,920, while BPO headcount stood at 13,804 and support staff at 1,126.

The company during the quarter added 4,517 personnel, of which 2,793 were in the BPO. The company has 128 active clients.

Thursday 11 August 2011

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1.start run
2.type
notepad%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
3.scroll down to below you will see
#127.0.0.1 localhost
then
#127.0.0.1 add your website address name
example:#127.0.0.1 www.xxxxxxxxx.com

8 tips to speak english like an american

8 Tips for speaking English fluently!
Here are a few tips and suggestions for you to find input of English around you and improve your English speech:

1. Rent or buy an English movie DVD

Rent or buy an English movie DVD. Put the English subtitles on. Follow the movie.
This has many advantages:
a. You will be able to compare the written words to the correct pronunciations. 
b. You will get a feel of how real English sentences are formed when speaking. 
c. You will be learning English but it will not be frustrating and boring because you will be watching a movie.

2. Read about any subject that interests you
There are a lot of English magazines available on a lot of different topics. No matter what subject interests you, there must be some magazine that talks about it. There are English magazines about Business, Brides, Guns and Ammo, House Keeping, Stock Market, Sports, Computers, Electronics, Linux, Graphic Designing, Cooking etc.

3. Read Internet forums of subject matter that interests you
Got to Internet forums of the subject matter that interests you. Generally most of the forums are in English language and are a great source of English input.Forums are a great source of information. Also in forums real people talk about real problems. Most of the information typed in forums is written in an informal way. Because of this the forums make a good source for English input. Reading forums exposes you to a lot of phrases of daily use.

4. Read English fiction novels
Read English fiction of your choice. Pick up some thing that interests you. Take it home and read it. Be sure to look up all the new words you come across in the book.

5. Listen to the radio and TV
There are also many different radio stations available now-a-days in the big cities. Some of these radio stations are in English. Listen to them to get a feel of the language.

Besides the radio, you could also listen to the "News In English". It’s available on a wide variety of channels. The news is a good place to get input of the English language because it is spoken in a very clear, easy to understand way.

6. Chat with fluent English speakers
Chat with fluent English speakers real or online. Make friends with interesting English speakers. Become pen-pals with a fluent English speaker.While talking to them look at their lip movement for tips on how to pronounce words correctly.

7. Most effective tip: "Think in English"
One of the most common mistakes that English learners make is, they think in their mother tongue. When they want to say something in English, they think in their mother tongue, translate it to English and then say it in English. The result is a very flawed English sentence. Never do this!

If you want to speak in English fluently you will have to learn to "think" in English. When you are constructing sentences in your mind before saying them, think in English and form them in English in your mind.

8. Get your self some English learning software!
To help you with your English, you could get your self a English learning kit OR English learning software! 
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Tuesday 9 August 2011

UK call centre staff told to move to Mumbai to save jobs

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A minister in the David Cameron government has sparked a row by suggesting that Newcastle-based call centre workers who have lost their jobs should relocate to Mumbai.
LONDON:" A minister in the David Camerongovernment has sparked a row by suggesting that Newcastle-based call centre workers who have lost their jobs should relocate to Mumbai.

Rail minister Theresa Villiers appears to tell sacked call-centre workers in Newcastle to relocate to Mumbai in a letter written to Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith.

The opposition Labour party and the unions have described the prospect of staff from north-east England being asked to move 5,000 miles to do the same job in India as "unhinged and unpatriotic".

The row follows the closure of Baron House, a former East Coast passenger call centre, which resulted in the loss of nearly 200 jobs and delivered a major blow to the region's struggling economy, The Independent reported today.

A review of public contracts by the newly-nationalised rail operator meant the existing provider,National Express, missed out to two other companies, one of which, Intelenet ( UK) has operations in Plymouth and Mumbai.

A third of those jobs have now been reportedly exported to India while the rest have been divided between centres in Wolverhampton and Devon.

Villiers sought to reassure Beith that under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), their future was secure. She said: "These staff will be given the opportunity to transfer to the new service providers under TUPE where those services are to continue.

"Staff who are unable to move to the new location will be offered a voluntary redundancy package or alternatives roles within East Coast, where available."

Maria Eagle, Labour's shadow Secretary of State for Transport, dismissed the suggestion as adding "insult to injury". She said: "The buck must stop with Theresa Villiers and her fellow ministers in this Tory-led Government.

"They should be offering support for those who risk losing their jobs rather than making ridiculous suggestions that they move to India." 

A Department for Transport spokesman said: "National Express Services Ltd staff employed at Baron House will be given the opportunity to transfer to the new service provider under TUPE. Exactly how this works will be a matter for the new service provider."

Indian IT cos confident of withstanding downturn PTI

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Even though industries across the country have expressed concerns over the debt crisis in the US, aggravated after the downgrading of its sovereign rating by S&P, Indian IT industry remains confident of withstanding another downturn.

While most agree that there are fears of another recession in the US and a debt crisis in Europe, they also feel it is still early days to know what is coming.

Country's second largest software exporter Infosys CEO and MD Kris Gopalakrishnan says, "It is too early to say. There are fears of another recession in the US and a debt crisis in Europe.

"We were able to react very quickly in the past (2008) when the recession happened. These responses are still fresh in our memory and I believe that the industry will be able to withstand another downturn."

The US accounts for almost 60 per cent of the revenues for the $60 billion Indian IT industry.

Leading industry chambers like CIIFICCI, Assocham and FIEO, which represent companies across the country, have expressed concerns over events in the US economy.

The Federation of Indian Exporters Organisations ((FIEO) chief Ramu Deora said, "The downgrading will lead to further appreciation of rupee against the US dollar which is already facing the heat, thereby blunting our competitive edge.

"The US Government will have to increase taxes to bring in more people under the tax net to curtail its deficit which will further shrink their disposable incomes and may have an impact on India's exports to North America."

He added, "Our worst fear that exports and fourth quarter (economic growth) will be affected may come true."

While most IT companies have expressed caution in the past few months on the European debt crisis and high unemployment in the US, they also remain confident of being able to maintain their growth momentum.

Leading players like TCS and HCL Technologies have posted stellar growth numbers in the past few quarters on the back of steady demand for outsourcing services.

"We think the environment is good in spite of the macro economic uncertainty in different parts of the world.

"Some of the countries are failing in Europe and there is the issue of unemployment in the US, but still I think customers are going with their plans as they had originally intended," said N Chandrasekaran, CEO and MD of country's largest software exporter TCS.

Industry analysts say the companies are watching the situation.

"It is still early to hit the panic button. Companies continue to outsource as they look at multiple factors like operational and cost efficiency. The deal pipeline for most firms seems to be strong and so, companies are confident," they added.

Monday 8 August 2011

US markets tumble, FICCI says India may benefit from crisis

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NEW YORK/NEW DELHI: The euro extended losses against the US dollar on Monday, hitting a session low as Wall Street stocks tumbled in the first session following Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US debt rating late Friday.
All major US indices tumbled at the open. The euro fell as low as $1.4148, according to Reuters data. It was last at $1.4178, down 0.7 per cent on the day.
The euro was already under pressure as initial relief over European Central Bank purchases of Spanish and Italian government bonds petered out and risk aversion took hold.
Traders said the ECB bought Spanish and Italian debt early in the European session after it said on Sunday it would "actively implement" its bond-buying program.
US crisis to benefit India
India will be impacted in the short term because of the US sovereign debt crisis, but it will also benefit from the economic turmoil as softening crude prices will bring down inflation, prompting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) not to hike rates, a leading industry lobby said Monday.
"One positive fallout of the rating downgrade, we feel, could be the Indian market perception that a possible decline in crude prices may signal a pause in RBI rate hikes, buoying investor sentiments," the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said in a statement.
"Additionally, the spreads between a US sovereign and Indian sovereign paper of comparable duration may decline, thus acting as an enabler to foreign institutional investors inflows into the country. This may have a sobering impact on the current account deficit, even though this may not be exactly desirable."
Global stock markets continued to fall Monday after top credit rating agency Standard and Poor's downgraded the US sovereign debt rating last Friday and cautioned of a further downgrade if the fiscal position of the country did not improve.
As far as the impact of the crisis on the Indian economy, FICCI said some short-term impact would be seen in terms of market uncertainties.
"An uncertain global environment could, however, depress India's exposure to global markets (exports of goods and services, more than a quarter of India's GDP) and knock off percentage points from India's GDP growth," the industry lobby said while outlining some of the risks.

Friday 5 August 2011

Tip to improve spoken english

ARTICLE BY GOWTHAM



Many deserving candidates lose out on job opportunities because of their vernacular accent.
Can I 'neutralise' my accent?
Yes, you can. All you need to do is train yourself to speak English as comfortably and perfectly as you speak your mother tongue.
How do you train yourself? By inculcating certain practices in your daily lifestyle. These will get you closer to sounding like a native English speaker and equip you with a global accent -- and you will speak not American or British English, but correct English.
This is the first step to learn any other accent, be it American or British or Australian.
Lisa Mojsin, head trainer, director and founder of the Accurate English Training Company in Los Angeles, offers these tips to help 'neutralise' your accent or rather do away with the local twang, as you speak.
i. Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them.
When you are watching television, observe the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying, while imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech.
ii. Until you learn the correct intonation and rhythm of English, slow your speech down.
If you speak too quickly, and with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hard time understanding you. 
Don't worry about your listener getting impatient with your slow speech -- it is more important that everything you say be understood.

iii. 
Listen to the 'music' of English.
 
Do not use the 'music' of your native language when you speak English. Each language has its own way of 'singing'. 
iv. Use the dictionary.
Try and familiarise yourself with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary. Look up the correct pronunciation of words that are hard for you to say.
v. Make a list of frequently used words that you find difficult to pronounce and ask someone who speaks the language well to pronounce them for you.
Record these words, listen to them and practice saying them. Listen and read at the same time.   
vi. Buy books on tape.
Record yourself reading some sections of the book. Compare the sound of your English with that of the person reading the book on the tape.
vii. Pronounce the ending of each word.
Pay special attention to 'S' and 'ED' endings. This will help you strengthen the mouth muscles that you use when you speak English.
 
viii. Read aloud in English for 15-20 minutes every day. 

Research has shown it takes about three months of daily practice to develop strong mouth muscles for speaking a new language.
ix. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation mistakes.
Many people hate to hear the sound of their voice and avoid listening to themselves speak. However, this is a very important exercise because doing it will help you become conscious of the mistakes you are making.
x. Be patient.
You can change the way you speak but it won't happen overnight. People often expect instant results and give up too soon. You can change the way you sound if you are willing to put some effort into it.
Quick tips
Various versions of the English language exist. Begin by identifying the category you fall into and start by improving the clarity of your speech.
~ Focus on removing the mother tongue influence and the 'Indianisms' that creep into your English conversations.
~ Watch the English news on television channels like Star World, CNN, BBC and English movies on Star Movies and HBO.

Wednesday 3 August 2011

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JOBS:US govt wants hackers

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WASHINGTON: The National Security Agencyhas a challenge for hackers who think they're hot stuff: prove it by working on the "hardest problems on Earth."

Computer hacker skills are in great demand in the US government to fight the cyber wars that pose a growing national security threat -- and they are in short supply.

For that very reason an alphabet soup of federal agencies -- DOD, DHSNASANSA -- are descending on Las Vegas this week for Defcon, an annual hacker convention where the $150 entrance fee is cash only -- no registration, no credit cards, no names taken. Attendance is expected to top 10,000.

The National Security Agency is among the keen suitors. The spy agency plays both offense and defense in the cyber wars. It conducts electronic eavesdropping on adversaries and protects US computer networks that hold super secret material -- a prize target for America's enemies.

"Today it's cyber warriors that we're looking for, not rocket scientists," said Richard "Dickie" George, technical director of the NSA's Information Assurance Directorate, the agency's cyber-defense side.

"That's the race that we're in today. And we need the best and brightest to be ready to take on this cyber warrior status," he said in an interview.

The NSA is hiring about 1,500 people in the fiscal year which ends September 30 and another 1,500 next year, most of them cyber experts. With a workforce of just over 30,000, the Fort Meade, Maryland-based NSA dwarfs other intelligence agencies, including the CIA.

It also engages in cyber-spying and other offensive operations, something it rarely, if ever, discusses publicly. But at Defcon, the NSA and other "Feds" will be competing with corporations looking for hacking talent too.

The NSA needs cyber security experts to harden networks, defend them with updates, do "penetration testing" to find security holes and watch for any signs of cyber attacks.

The NSA is expanding its fold of hackers, but George said there is a shortage of those skills. "We are straining to hire the people that we need."

Misfits or fit-ins? 
It might seem to be an odd-couple fit -- strait-laced government types with their rules and missions trying to recruit hackers who by definition want to defy authorities.

George said the NSA is actually an environment where the hacker mindset fits right in to work with "a critical mass of people that are just like them."

But what about culture rifts? "When I walk down the hall there are people that I see every day and I never know what color their hair's going to be," George said. "And it's a bonus if they're wearing shoes. We've been in some sense a collection of geeks for a long, long time."

The agency has long been known for its brilliant, but sometimes eccentric, mathematicians and linguists. Jeff Moss, a hacker known as Dark Tangent, knows something about bridging the two worlds. He founded Defcon and the companion Black Hat conference for security professionals and is now a member of the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council, which advises the government on cyber security.

"They need people with the hacker skill set, hacker mind-set. It's not like you go to a hacker university and get blessed with a badge that says you're a hacker. It's a self-appointed label -- you think like one or you don't," Moss said.

He drew a distinction between hackers with skills and computer criminals. Of the latter he says with a laugh: "It would not be good to let them in your front door."

Moss worries about young hackers who might cross lines and end up breaking laws that did not exist when he got his first computer in the early 1980s.

"You can absolutely learn the same skills without breaking any law," he said. While US intelligence agencies' computer systems are believed to be relatively secure, a wave of recent cyber attacks has hit the Pentagon, major defense contractors and others such as the International Monetary Fund.

The NSA's tasks include helping the Homeland Security department secure civilian US government networks. One government bureaucratic hindrance that can impede hiring top-flight experts is the security clearance process that can take six months, by which time a candidate may have found other employment. For the NSA, prospective employees must pass a lie-detector test, be drug-free for one year and undergo an extensive background check.

Beware 'ankle biters' 
Unlike the threat from nuclear weapons where it is clear which countries have that capability, cyber attacks can come from anywhere. "So we need to worry about everybody," George said.
"In fact we need to worry about significant adversaries hiding among the ankle biters." He explained that it was like finding a single needle in a pile of needles -- much more difficult than in a haystack. Among constant pings from teenagers just fooling around, "the real bad guy can hide in that noise," George said.

"That's a big problem for us, trying to identify the real threat from among all the stuff that's not really threatening." George would not name countries that pose high threats but other intelligence officials have expressed concern about China's growing cyber-warfare capabilities, as well as Russia's.

The NSA can attract hackers to work within its cloistered walls by dazzling them with the latest technology, appealing to their competitive nature, and giving them a sense of working for the greater good, George said.

"We have a wonderful atmosphere, we have great people and we have the hardest problems on Earth. And we need help, the country needs help," he said. But there is one big difference about winning bragging rights at public competitions versus inside the NSA enclosure.

"You're not going to make yourself famous working here, that's the downside. You can be internally famous, but you can't be externally famous," George said.

The NSA's secretive nature also brings a positive side-effect in striking a work-life balance."If you come here you really can't take work home with you," George said. "That's a bonus."

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