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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Isolated hacker attacks
China's policy of filtering and restricting access to Web sites has been a frequent source of tension with the United States and tech companies, such as Google and Yahoo Inc.
Google's announcement suggested the recent intrusions were more than isolated hacker attacks.
"These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered -- combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the Web -- have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China," Google's chief legal officer David Drummond said in a statement posted on the company's blog.
Could you please explain to me what "isolated hacker attack" means here?
I know generally "isolated" means "happens only once" but I wonder in what sense they uttered it here.
Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100113/738/tnl-u-s-google-and-china-square-off-over.html
Google's announcement suggested the recent intrusions were more than isolated hacker attacks.
"These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered -- combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the Web -- have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China," Google's chief legal officer David Drummond said in a statement posted on the company's blog.
Could you please explain to me what "isolated hacker attack" means here?
I know generally "isolated" means "happens only once" but I wonder in what sense they uttered it here.
Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100113/738/tnl-u-s-google-and-china-square-off-over.html
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It refers to individual hackers making occasional or sporadic uncoordinated attacks. The contrast is with organised attacks, such as might be mounted by an organised crime syndicate or hostile government.
- It refers to individual hackers making occasional or sporadic uncoordinated attacks.
- The contrast is with organised attacks, such as might be mounted by an organised crime syndicate or hostile government.
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It refers to individual hackers making occasional or sporadic uncoordinated attacks. The contrast is with organised attacks, such as might be mounted by an organised crime syndicate or hostile government.
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