Why it’s so difficult to figure out what to do with your life – and three steps to take
Marina Milosheva, Edinburgh Napier University - What do you want to be when you grow up? Practically from the moment you start talking, you’re asked this question. As a child, you’re encouraged to make...
Bitcoin: four reasons why the price should surge in 2024
Andrew Urquhart, University of Reading and Hossein Jahanshahloo, Cardiff University The year 2023 will be remembered as turbulent for cryptocurrencies, with numerous important developments that ultimately helped to “clean up” the space to potentially...
Severe Vulnerabilities Discovered in Software to Protect Internet Routing
Frankfurt and Darmstadt (ots) - A research team from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE led by Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann has uncovered 18 vulnerabilities in crucial software components of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). RPKI is an Internet standard meant to protect Internet traffic from being hijacked by hackers. By now, all affected vendors provided patches for their products. The vulnerabilities could have had devastating consequences: Internet hijacks have already been exploited, e.g., for phishing passwords and other sensitive information, tricking certificate authorities into issuing fraudulent Web certificates, stealing cryptocurrency, distributing malware, and poisoning caches of DNS servers. The ATHENE team consisting of Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann and...
Fresh water is a hidden challenge − and opportunity − for global supply chains
Dustin Cole, Auburn University - Reports of lengthy shipping delays for vessels traveling through the Panama Canal this year have highlighted the critical but...
How smaller businesses can become net-zero influencers and enablers
Richard K. Blundel, The Open University - What if all of the UK’s 48,000 hairdressing salons and barbershops started sharing water and energy-saving advice with their clients, alongside a...
Improving the quality of traineeships in the EU
Trainees all over the EU will benefit from better quality traineeships thanks to new Commission proposals. They will improve and enforce working conditions for trainees, and ensure everyone can do a traineeship regardless of their socio-economic background or disability, by: improving learning content ensuring fair pay helping trainees claim their labour rights recommending access to adequate social protection combatting regular jobs disguised as traineeships creating channels to report malpractice and poor working conditions promoting equal access to traineeship opportunities allowing for hybrid and remote working offering career guidance and mentorship covering all types of traineeships The...
Buying your first home? Here’s how to increase your chances of getting a mortgage
Alper Kara, Brunel University London - Applying for a mortgage for the first time can be a daunting task. But there are several ways you can increase your chances of having your application...
Generation Z may not need mortgages, here’s why
Geoffrey Ditta, Universidad Nebrija - Ask many Millennials – the generation currently in their late 20s to early 40s...
