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CYBER ATTACKS: Legitimate Threat Or Hoax?
(Bob Rinear resides in Eastern Time)
"Blitz of Cyber Attacks Threatens US Security!!!" -so the headlines blare from the main stream media. But are they real, or simply a scare tactic to facilitate passage of the "Cybersecurity Act of 2009", introduced in the Senate earlier this year? Inquiring minds want to know.
In May, Obama pledged to personally select a cyber czar who would report to the National Security Council and National Economic Council. If passed, it will allow Obama and his new Czar to shut down the internet and private networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to demand security data from private networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule or policy restricting such access, all in the name of terrorism and our "safety" of course.
Some contend that this is a scare tactic and propaganda to move forward the Government’s control over what people see and hear on the Internet. With a July proposal set to bring forth the bill, we find it quite coincidental that these "horrendous" Cyber attacks just happen to be taking place a few short weeks ahead of the proposal.
There are very influential people around the world that are not happy that they cannot stem the flow of "uncontrolled content" on the web, virtually bypassing their well controlled major media. Once in place, the Cybersecurity act will allow the administration to completely shut down anything they deem to be "critical" in nature.
The bill's draft states that "the president may order a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic" and would give the government ongoing access to "all relevant data concerning (critical infrastructure) networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy restricting such access." So, are these cyber attack threats real or yet another in a long list of Government controls and powers they wish to exert?
ABOUT ROBERT (BOB) RINEAR:
InvestYourself was founded in October 1997 by Robert Rinear, who owned several successful business ventures primarily in the jewelry industry. In fact, his introduction to the financial world began as the result of his experience timing the price of tangible assets, including gemstones, gold and silver, all on a daily basis—a talent critically needed to be successful in the jewelry industry.
As Bob Rinear saw the price of gold soaring in the late 1980s, he needed to find the causes of that move. What he found was intriguing. Political issues, global economics and even something as simple as the industrial output in Japan would move the price of tangible assets. He needed to learn more.
As he became more “in tune” with the global economic process, he noticed that one of his best customers traded stocks and options on a daily basis. With Mr. Rinear’s views on the overall economic situation and “Charley’s” ability in picking stocks, they found a winning combination. But it still wasn't complete.
Once introduced to the intricacies of the equity markets, it didn’t take Mr. Rinear long to realize that he had a knack for predicting the everyday flows of the stock and options markets. He began to attend trading seminars and training camps with the desire to learn how to make profitable trades on a daily basis.
One thing became abundantly clear—none of the classes gave him the total picture about how to accomplish his goal. Something was still missing in regards to how to make a living by trading stocks and options. Likewise, he realized that not all opportunities came in just stocks and options. Sometimes it was a quick move in precious metals or Treasury bonds. Other times it may have been a move in a currency.
Not to be defeated, Mr. Rinear slowly developed his own trading style that began to produce profits. After taking what he learned from the seminars and injecting his own methods of calculating stock movements, options movements, currency, real estate and Treasury movements, a successful concept emerged. He expanded this trading concept into a workable platform that anyone could follow. That was the beginning of his newsletter “Market Insight & Outlook” (now the Financial Intelligence Report). From those first few issues it became clear that the public would benefit from his years of research. He decided to offer it to the masses.
From that humble beginning a company called “InvestYourself” was created. Its main goal is to help investors of every experience level gain the investing knowledge necessary to win in a tough game that includes enabling investors to grow in their knowledge of real estate, stocks, bonds and finances in general.
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