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Here's Why This AI Defence Drone Platform Provider Stock Jumped 26% on Thursday

Ondas Holdings shares soared Thursday after it placed an initial order of 500 Wasp drones from Rift Dynamics for distribution in the US defence market via its American Robotics subsidiary.

Niloy Chakrabarti Oct 03, 2025

Expert Exposes Why This Seemingly Polite Gesture While in an Uber or Lyft Could Put You in Danger

There is new advice coming from an expert on TikTok explaining the risks of accepting certain things from rideshare app drivers, as it could lead to dangerous situations

Marcelo Alejandro Leyva Chapa Apr 23, 2025

Walmart's Self-Checkout 'Feels Like Big Brother Is Watching', Shopper Claims

A frustrated Walmart shopper took to social media to criticise the store's self-checkout surveillance, calling it 'startling and scary.'

Jill Tan Radovan Feb 28, 2025

80-Year-Old Californian Contemplates Suicide After Losing $720K Life Savings To Scammer

Alice Lin, a Southern California widow, is now leveraging new laws to win her case against JPMorgan for allowing fraudulent transactions despite multiple red flags.

Niloy Chakrabarti Oct 02, 2024

Credit Card Fraud Cost Americans $1 Billion In 2023 As Identity Theft Cases Flare Up

There are several ways credit card holders can minimise risks and damage from threat actors who steal consumer data and use it to secure fraudulent credit cards and government benefits.

Niloy Chakrabarti Aug 06, 2024

British ministers attend IISS Shangri-La Dialogue to promote security in the Indo-Pacific

Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Office Minister of State Anne-Marie Trevelyan have attended Asia's "foremost defence summit".

Jake Pike Jun 05, 2023

British Foreign Secretary visits Estonia to demonstrate commitment to NATO

Ahead of his attendance at a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo, Norway, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has observed British armed forces in NATO exercises in Estonia.

Jake Pike May 31, 2023

Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs visits NATO

Britain participates in major NATO exercise near Russian border as geopolitical tensions continue

Britain has deployed 1500 troops in a major NATO exercise in Estonia. British troops are set to participate among 14,000 personnel from 11 NATO member-states.

Jake Pike May 15, 2023

OSCE media freedom report highlights 'alarming trend towards authoritarianism'

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has presented a her bi-annual report to the OSCE Permanent Council. It highlights concerning trends towards authoritarianism.

Jake Pike May 12, 2023

NATO Chiefs of Defence meet in Brussels as 'a new era for collective defence' beckons

NATO Chiefs of Defence have met in Brussels with new Regional Plans on the agenda as concerns over the security threat posed by Russia motivate action.

Jake Pike May 11, 2023

The necessity of IT security hygiene amidst the growing rise of cyberattacks

VIPRE Security's John Trest has stressed the need for companies to invest in security awareness training to fight the current onslaught of cyber threats.

Ziyad Jamal Mar 27, 2023

What Impact Is AI Having On Cybersecurity

Web3 security issues persist despite plans to be more resilient than web2

Expert commentary from Maria Lema has identified the issues with web3 and what it is currently exposed to, stressing the importance of supply chain cybersecurity within telecommunications.

Ziyad Jamal Mar 24, 2023

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's Scotland Yard protection officers running errands?

The protection officers' were reportedly seen picking up groceries and coffee near the couple's Canada home.

Barnali Pal Sinha Feb 02, 2020

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle will receive diplomatic protection; may pay part of their security cost

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly going to be reimburse a taxayers a part of their security cost.

Barnali Pal Sinha Jan 25, 2020

Facebook on iOS 13.2.2 privacy risk as bug reportedly activates background camera

Facebook users currently on iOS 13.2.2 report a bug that launches the camera without any permission.

John Diente Nov 13, 2019

China’s new draft cyber law will ban all export of data deemed as posing a security threat

Identity 101: Why two-factor authentication is not enough

Keith Graham, Chief Technology Officer, SecureAuth, examines some attacks which exploit today's trade-off for easy user experience.

Keith Graham Mar 07, 2018

Ethereum: Adapting security tooling to blockchain-built software

Stark Riedesel, security consultant at Synopsys, points to a recent scan of Ethereum smart contracts that identified 34,200 vulnerable contracts.

Stark Riedesel Mar 07, 2018

Meltdown melted down everything, except for one thing

A side channel attack is a way to extract sensitive information from a system by some means other than the intended input and output channels

Ambuj Kumar Feb 26, 2018

How can banks stay secure in a data-sharing world?

Ben Boswell, VP of Europe for World Wide Technology, discusses how financial services can assure the safe functioning of their applications in an increasingly complex environment

Ben Boswell Feb 14, 2018

Companies must face facts: Cyber attacks can wreak havoc on multiple fronts

Brian Cohen is CFO of BitSight, which provides companies with security ratings.

Brian Cohen Jan 25, 2018

Anonymous hacks, Fancy Bear returns and BadRabbit strikes: The week in cybersecurity

This week in cybersecurity was defined by major attacks and global concern - here are the biggest cybersecurity stories of the week as chosen by the IBTimes UK tech desk.

Jason Murdock Oct 28, 2017

Security guards pimping out young male refugees, German media claim

Security staff at refugee centres in Berlin are prostituting young male asylum seekers – including minors – a documentary by broadcaster ZDF has claimed.

IBT UK Contributor Oct 25, 2017