"Last year we won nine out of 11 major competitions we went after, " McGraw says.

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"I think one of the most obvious ways it plays out is what you've seen -- is being courageous enough to deal with deception and corruption, " McGraw says.

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"Everyone has a way of viewing the world and Sarah does too and hers would be shaped by the common-sense practicality of how she's been shaped by the Bible -- which is basically the world view that says God loves people, people can access him and he's given us wisdom for living, " McGraw says.

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Going forward, Boeing officials vow that they will insist that customers are crystal-clear about what they are buying--and how they will evaluate the bids, says McGraw.

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But the growth of those in-game economies, combined with new protections on bank accounts like fraud detection and authentication systems, means games have become the path of least resistance, says Gary McGraw, a security consultant with Dulles, Va.

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But Gary McGraw, a security researcher and author of the virtual-world focused book Exploiting Online Games, says that Second Life won't be significantly affected by the ban.

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