“It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.”
American students are notoriously bad at geography, and have been for some time. In 2002, for instance – the year after the 9/11 attacks – only 17% of American students could find Afghanistan on a map. In 2016, less than one third were able to score a minimal pass of 66% on the National Geographic Global Literacy Survey. In 2015, the United States Government Accountability Office reported that 75% of eighth grade students don’t even know what geography is.
Picture your old-school geography class. More likely than not, it was a boring subject requiring rote memorization of global factoids, U.S. state names, and their capitals. This does American students a disservice, because an appreciation for the hidden power of geography helps one make sense of seemingly random historical tidbits, more accurately predict the future, and see beyond political rhetoric to what actually matters among nation-states.
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A North East magazine subscription and distribution firm has strengthened its team to help reach more customers on a global scale. Unique Magazines based in Gateshead, was established in 2009, and now delivers a choice of more than 3,500 magazine titles to thousands of readers in 160 countries all over the world. Following an unprecedented demand for quality titles during the lockdown period,
MD John Porrett has recruited a management accountant, a digital marketing manager, a warehouse operative and a customer service apprentice.
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Six critical vulnerabilities have been uncovered by Claroty researchers in Wibu-Systems’ CodeMeter third-party license management component that could expose users in numerous industries to takeover of their operational technology (OT) networks. These flaws can be exploited via phishing campaigns or directly by attackers who would be able to fingerprint user environments in order to modify existing software licenses or inject malicious ones, causing devices and processes to crash. Serious encryption implementation issues, also discovered by Claroty, can be exploited to allow attackers to execute code remotely, and move laterally on OT networks.
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MyDefence and IGG representatives during the UMEX SimTex 2020 show in Abu DhabiAalborg, Denmark and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), August, 2020 – Danish company MyDefence Communication (MyDefence) and UAE company International Golden Group (IGG) have signed an agreement that makes IGG the authorized sales partner of MyDefence, thus enabling the provision of Counter UAS products and systems from MyDefence to the UAE market. With a state-of-the-art portfolio of Counter UAS products and systems, IGG will be able to offer their clients in the Emirates extensive protection and mitigation against rogue drones.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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