Paradoxically, the sudden appearance of a new threat to America's security, which you might have expected to strengthen the unilateralists' case, has actually pushed them closer to Mr Powell.
However, one notable caveat for customers is the potential security threat that comes along with any new payment system.
Within weeks new security measures had been imposed at Heathrow after a serious terrorist threat, and as security clearance slowed to a crawl, thousands of frustrated travellers were soon sweltering in makeshift tents erected in car parks.
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The new pool of data would be open to abuse and present a security threat.
In parallel to the consumers conducting millions of transactions online or via mobile applications, a new wave of financial crime and cyber threats have emerged in the banking sector to exploit these new access channels as part of a broader network based threat to banking security.
The Department of Homeland Security is compiling a broad new database that it says needs to spot potential terrorist threat.
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"In particular, the task is to understand the nature of the new threat - more decentralised, more fragmented, taking advantage of the ungoverned spaces and security vacuum in parts of North Africa, " he said.
And the resulting resistance to new security measure allocation shows just how woefully inadequate these systems are in securing a company against the continuous threat of website attacks.
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Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the White House's National Security Council, said that Mr Obama's decision was "not based on any particular new threat assessment or any specific plans to undertake action".
And given his track record of building successful information security companies, Kramer is likely to position Imperva to be a leader in protecting companies against the new threat environment.
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Among the issues keeping potential new-home buyers on the fence is the threat of continued declines in home prices, concerns over job security and tougher borrowing standards on the part of lenders.
Mr Speaker, among all the security challenges to citizens of this country covered by this new strategy, the most serious and urgent remains the threat from international terrorism - with today Britain facing 30 known plots, and monitoring 200 networks and around 2000 individuals.
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