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Suffolk Christian Academys girls basketball team picked up its second win of the season Jan. 15, defeating Denbigh Baptist Christian of Newport News 29-26.

The Knights trailed by two, 9-7 after the first quarter, but led 17-14 at the half. Denbigh Christan cut the lead to two points at the end of the third quarter, but they held on for the victory.

Jadyn Patton led SCA with 14 points on 6-for-11 shooting, while Laura Cornette had eight points. Patton added four assists and had eight steals, while Cornette also had five rebounds, five steals and three assists.

In the girls 41-27 loss to Bethel Assembly Christian Academy of Windsor, N.C., SCA had a strong third quarter in outscoring Bethel Assembly Christian 15-10, but it couldnt overcome a first half in which it was outscored 23-9.

In the loss, Cornette scored 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting and had nine steals, five rebounds and two assists. Though Patton had just four points, she added nine rebounds, four steals and three assists. Kennedy Oparaji had seven rebounds in the loss.

Nansemond-Suffolk Academys girls basketball team dropped a pair of games to Catholic, falling 59-34 in the first matchup Jan. 12 and 61-31 Jan. 15.

During the first of the two games against Catholic, NSA actually led 12-11 after the first quarter, but it was held to five points in each of the next two quarters as it was outscored 33-10, allowing the Crusaders to pull away.

In the second matchup, NSA trailed 23-7 after the first quarter and was down 41-15 at the half. The Saints played the Crusaders closer in the second half, only being outscored in the final two quarters 20-17.

The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy boys basketball team gave Catholic High School a good run in a pair of recent games, but dropped both to extend its losing streak to six games.

In the first matchup Jan. 12, Catholic took the win 53-41. Though they worked to stay with the Crusaders of Virginia Beach, the Saints (1-6) led just once, trailing 11-6 after one quarter and 33-21 at the half as Catholic made 70% of its first-half shots.

NSA cut the lead to six points after the third quarter, but it wasnt able to fully close the gap.

The Saints, who were 14-for-38 from the field, made eight 3-pointers. Grant Lopez, who led them in scoring with 13 points, had three of them. Isaiah Fuhrmann had eight points on 3-for-5 shooting while Riley DeCandido and Kemauri Spencer each had seven points, with DeCandido adding five rebounds.We got a lot of good shots, but our margin for error is just very small with what we have for our roster, said NSA coach Chris Fuhrmann. We just dont have a dominant big guy this year. We dont have the guard play that we had the last couple of years with (George) Pettaway and Kaleb Brown to where, if stuff gets a little hectic, those guys were so talented they were able to create something for themselves or somebody else. We have to do a whole lot now together and really execute, and weve been doing a much better job at that.

In the second matchup against Catholic Jan. 15 on Senior Night parents of the seniors were allowed to attend NSA was tied at the half and trailed by three after three quarters before falling 41-35.

Brady Canfield led the Saints with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Spencer had 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting. Isaiah Fuhrmann added seven points, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field.

NSAs boys came even closer to picking up a win Jan. 7 against Peninsula Catholic, losing 53-52. The Saints had a chance for a dramatic win, but the inbounds pass to an open player with just two seconds on the clock clanged off the rim as time expired.

I was really pleased with our effort, Chris Fuhrmann said of the loss to Peninsula Catholic. Peninsula Catholic, theyve been playing a whole lot more than we have. Even over the summer, they did a lot of things that we werent able to do.

The Saints have had to play since Jan. 5 without Jaden Freeman, who injured an ankle in the second matchup against Cape Henry Collegiate and is out for the season.

Chris Fuhrmann said Lopez, at guard, and Spencer, as a forward, have been big contributors to the teams this season.

Lopez, at 5-foot-9-inches, is expected to play at Division III Randolph College next year, though his coach didnt necessarily see it early on in his high school career, but he cites the players work ethic and notes that he has to go up against every teams best player.

Were really excited and proud of him for that, and hes worked extremely hard these last two years to get himself in the position he is, Chris Fuhrmann said. When I first came over, if you had told me that hed be able to go and play on a Division III roster, or get on a Division III roster, I probably would have been like, Yeah, I dont really see it. But he has really worked extremely hard. Hes a very, very good shooter.

Spencer, according to his coach, is the ultimate workhorse and does anything asked of him.

Hes typically our leading rebounder, Chris Fuhrmann said, and this year, hes had to expand in scoring a little bit. Hes now the first or second option. Hes had to get used to that because hes a very selfless player. He was passing the ball, getting other people involved, so to try to tell him you have to score now is a little bit against his nature because of how he is and how he plays, and being that guy that does all the dirty work and who still ends up getting his.

NSA has been helped by two transfers, the 6-foot-5-inch Canfield from California, and then the coachs cousin, freshman Isaiah Fuhrmann.

But Chris Fuhrmann said it has been DeCandido, who is a verbal commit to the University of Maryland for baseball, who has had to make the biggest adjustment this season in having to start at point guard. As a freshman, he played as an off-guard and did not have any big responsibility, but he has shown improvement as the season has progressed.

Its just been difficult making that adjustment, Chris Fuhrmann said.

Meanwhile, SCAs boys basketball team got off to a slow start in its 52-25 loss Jan. 15 to Franklins Rock Church, as the Knights were outscored 20-2 in the first quarter. It followed a 69-30 loss to Bethel Assembly Christian Academy.

Knights coach DJ Daniels said this season has been a growing experience for his team. He stresses the importance of learning from what they do wrong while also focusing on what they have been able to accomplish.

Weve had about two or three games where I felt like we werent really in it, Daniels said.Weve played a few teams that had mostly seniors, way bigger, way better and stronger than us. And we still tried our best to work on certain things but weve had a couple of games that we had competitive moments and we put it all together.

SCA is playing in a new conference this season the North Carolina Christian Athletic Association that Daniels said gives the school a better opportunity to compete than its previous one, the Hampton Roads Athletic Conference. NCCAA schools include North Carolina schools Victory Christian and New Life Academy in Elizabeth City, Bethel Assembly in Windsor, Ahoskie Christian Academy and Trinity Christian School in Greenville.

Daniels said sophomore forward Joshua Peacock has been growing as a player and has potential through the roof and freshman Isaac Smith, at shooting guard, has shown a lot of improvement and could be a force before hes done playing. Another freshman, Landon Patton, has been playing point guard and has been showing good ball-handling skills.

The Knights (0-9) are to play Ahoskie Christian Academy Jan. 19 and play at TEACH Basketball of Virginia Beach Jan. 22.

Its been a tough season, Daniels said. We have one senior on the roster and one junior on the roster, so it was going to be a rough season in terms of the won and loss record. But I cant stress enough how thankful we all are that we can get a season in and were starting to grow as a team. We may be taking our lumps this year and next year, but as those guys start to age, well really start to have some gelling and have a pretty experienced team on the varsity level.

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NSA Scotland chairperson Jen Craig.

Newly re-elected NSA Scotland chairperson Jen Craig says she is looking forward to working with others in the organisation for the good of the Scottish sheep sector in 2021 and beyond.

NSA Scotland is the Scottish region of the National Sheep Association, which represents the views and interests of sheep producers throughout the UK. The annual regional members' meeting (ARMM) was held via Zoom and the virtual format allowed a much larger audience than in previous years.

Those attending voted to re-elect the regional committee comprising Jen Craig (chairperson), Maimie Paterson (vice-chair), Mary Dunlop (treasurer) and Aileen McFadzean and Peter Myles (regional trustees). John Fyall was also re-elected as the Scottish representative on the NSA's UK policy and technical committee.

Scotland's rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing gave an update on issues affecting the sheep sector with the information that a deal had been struck with the European Union. This provided some clarity and direction on the next steps to be made by the Scottish Government.

Those in attendance were given the opportunity to ask Mr Ewing questions about the Scottish sheep sector. Topics raised included the continuation of farm support, the impact of predators, rewilding, farmer-led groups, Farm Animal Welfare Committee consultation, new entrants and the importance of research to the agricultural industry.

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker joined the meeting to give an update on recent activity relating to policy work.

Jen Craig said: Thank you to all those who attended this years ARMM. I am very privileged and grateful to be re-elected to serve another two years as chair of NSA Scotland.

"The support from the committee and our members has been tremendous I cant thank them enough and look forward to continuing to work together for the Scottish sheep sector in 2021 and beyond.

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The National Security Agency (NSA) issued its first Cybersecurity Year In Review report, highlighting key achievements from 2020 including encryption work for the Pentagon and looking ahead to threats for 2021.

The NSA launched its Cybersecurity Directorate in October of 2019 to prevent and eradicate cyber threats to the United States.

As we began our first year, we took a deliberate approach to building trust by sharing unclassified threat and cybersecurity advice. We forged deeper relationships with our U.S. government and industry partners to deliver better outcomes than any of us could achieve alone, Anne Neuberger wrote in the report. Neuberger has served as the agencys Director of Cybersecurity since 2019, and was recently chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to serve in a newly created cybersecurity role on the Presidents National Security Council (NSC).

The report highlights key achievements from the past year, including a push to modernize encryption across the Department of Defense (DoD). The effort both eliminated cryptography at risk from attack due to adversarial computational advances, and made it resistant to exploitation by a quantum computer.

Additionally, the NSA highlighted achievements such as supporting the 2020 election security defense effort, development efforts of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the creation of the NSA Cybersecurity Twitter handle, @NSACyber.

Looking ahead, NSA warned that China, Russia, and Iran are the three biggest foreign threats for 2021. Reportedly, China is using widespread intellectual property theft, Russia is using cyber operations as a corrosive and destabilizing force across multiple geographic regions, and Iran has demonstrated the ability and willingness to launch disruptive cyber operations on critical infrastructure.

NSA acknowledged 2020 was a tough year and going forward, the agency has made a commitment to be more open and transparent about the work it does.

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SNOHOMISH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyemptive Technologies, a provider of pre-emptive cybersecurity products and technology and winner of the Department of Homeland Securitys 2019 national competition for most innovative border security-related solution in the market, today named former USAF and NSA network and security system specialist Alan Yarusevich as Principal Security Solution Architect.

In his new role with Cyemptive, Yarusevich will be responsible for leading product and services technical expertise within the sales team as they continue to drive direct and indirect global revenue growth for the company.

Yarusevich brings more than twenty years of successful experience in cyber security, pre-sales engineering, network architecture, operations, compliance, and leadership, centered around programs, products, projects, processes, and customers. Following his time with USAF and NSA, Yarusevich was at FalconStor Software and Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, where he served in senior pre-sales engineering and operations roles

We are excited to have Alan join the Cyemptive team and help us scale our solutions to our growing customer base. Alans comprehensive cyber expertise and experience will be highly beneficial to our existing and future customers as we continue to grow, said Rob Pike, CEO and Founder, Cyemptive Technologies.

Alan brings both extensive experience and passion that will accelerate Cyemptive Technologies growth and expansion into this next critical phase of our business, said Lynn McLean, Senior Vice-President Sales for Cyemptive. His background in cyber security, storage architecture, and leading pre-sales engineering teams provides a valuable addition to our sales team.

Having worked in the USAF and NSA, cybersecurity is at the core of my approach to business and operations. Cyemptive has invented something that I have never seen before that provides an entirely new level of cyber protection that I believe will revolutionize the cyber market. It is a great pleasure to be a part of a team of cyber experts that is delivering what most people would call impossible but true - cyber protection in seconds, said Yarusevich.

About Cyemptive Technologies

Founded in 2014, Cyemptive is a provider of pre-emptive cybersecurity products and technology. With a leadership team comprised of executives from several of the worlds most powerful technology and security organizations, including the former CIO of Microsoft and the former Chief Computer Architect for the National Security Agency, the companys focus is on delivering an alternative approach to security. It is the winner of the Department of Homeland Securitys Border Security Technology Consortium (BSTC) competition for most innovative border security-related solution in the market. More information about Cyemptive Technologies is available at http://www.cyemptive.com.

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ANI | Updated: Jan 13, 2021 01:50 IST

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Swami Vivekananda was a revolutionary young monk who rekindled the hopes and recharged the spirit of India at a time when the common Indian was exhausted, felt hopeless and had lost faith and confidence in himself and his destiny, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Tuesday.Delivering the Swami Vivekananda memorial lecture at JNU, Doval said Swami Vivekananda's passion for the country impelled him to shake the conscience of every Indian.Doval said Swami Vivekananda insisted that a strong India cannot be rebuilt without education, empowerment of people through knowledge."He told youth they should learn many things from West but have faith in own spiritual heritage," Doval said."He (Vivekananda) talked about society's unity and lamented that one of the causes of India's degradation was social fragmentation," the NSA said, adding that the monk also noted that solution to India's caste problem isn't to degrade higher caste but raise lower up to the level of the higher.Doval said he felt honoured to be at this prestigious University to speak on the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda."The institution has played a seminal role in academics, research and public affairs. Two of our senior-most cabinet ministers today, Nirmala Sitharaman and Dr S Jaishankar, are the products of this University and the country is proud of their contribution."Doval said it is rare that "we attribute the term revolutionary to a spiritual man"."Faith systems glorify the past and are traditionalists. Revolutionaries, on the other hand, want change and that too at a fast pace. The means suggested by them also are often in conflict with norms and ethos of their times. Swamiji challenged prevalent norms of religion, social practices and individuals self-perception," he said. Doval saidin his speech delivered virtuallythat it was only a revolutionary monk like Vivekananda who could say "Kickout the priests who are always against progress because they would never mend their ways and their heart would never become big."

The NSA said Swami Vivekananda enthralled the World Parliament of religions in Chicago in 1893 with his historic address and the world started looking at Hinduism with a new perspective and new respect."His passion for the country impelled him to shake the conscience of every Indian. He asked them that do you love your country and if yes then come and let us struggle for higher and better things. Look not back not even if you see your nearest and dearest crying," the NSA said. "Only a man of this spirit, indomitable will, passion for the country and love for humanity could achieve what he did. He made a multitude of Indians believe in themselves and take responsibility for their destiny that ultimately led to India's independence from a tyrant colonial rule," Doval added. (ANI)

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