Latest articles by Solomon Klappholz
Developers using these programming languages were the best paid in 2024
News Research shows software developers proficient in Scala are among the best remunerated across the industry
Everything you need to know about the Cleo file transfer vulnerability
News Threat actors are actively exploiting a flaw in three popular Cleo solutions
Open source malware surged by 156% in 2024
News Hackers are taking advantage of lax verification and surging demand to distribute and scale malware in record time
Microsoft reveals fresh details on data center cooling design that uses zero water
News Microsoft has revealed fresh details on its 'closed-loop' data center cooling system, which it says uses zero water.
Salt Typhoon hacker group recorded conversations of ‘very senior’ US political figures
News The Chinese hacker group known as 'Salt Typhoon' is believed to have recorded conversations between senior US political figures.
Generative AI's cybersecurity potential is clear, but so far it's given hackers the upper hand
News Hackers have more to gain from generative AI in its current form, according to a senior industry exec
“Significant concerns” raised over impact of data center growth on regional energy grids
News Scenarios for AI energy consumption in the next decade show potential capacity issues
BT Group’s Conferencing division attacked by Black Basta ransomware gang
News A spokesperson for BT Group confirmed it had to take down servers in the wake of the incident
Vodafone–Three merger cleared to proceed with commitment to invest heavily in UK 5G rollout
News The largest network deal in UK history, worth £16.5 billion, has been given the greenlight
Warning issued after Chinese hacker group breaches telco firms in "dozens of countries"
News President Biden’s deputy national security advisor said the campaign has breached at least eight US telcos
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital confirms hackers gained access to patient data through digital gateway service
News Europe’s busiest children’s hospital confirmed attackers were able to steal data from a compromised digital gateway service
Warning issued over open source developer account security
News The security of individual developer accounts poses a serious threat to open source ecosystem, according to a new report from the Linux Foundation
Salesforce thinks the UK is ready to lead the next wave of AI
News Strong levels of e-participation and government-facing ICT regulation make the UK more ‘AI ready’ than G7 counterparts
AWS adds new generative AI capabilities for Amazon Connect
News AI customer segmentation tool can scan customer databases and create specific segments with its natural language interface
Hackers are using a LinkedIn recruitment scam to snare unsuspecting jobseekers
News Taking a leaf out of North Korean threat actors’ playbook, Iranian hackers are tricking jobseekers using fake job offers
Data Broker's insecure cloud storage left 600,000 users at risk
News A database containing sensitive information was left unencrypted and without password protections
Researchers sound alarm over hackers exploiting critical ProjectSend vulnerability
News A critical flaw in ProjectSend was patched last year, but researchers warn exploitation is still likely
T-Mobile security chief insists its defenses stood up to attacks linked to Salt Typhoon
News No T-Mobile customers or services were affected after its security teams detected suspicious activity on their routers
Network pros are wasting half of their time on tasks that could be automated
News Network automation could help free up IT professionals to waste less time on manual tasks
Security agencies issue fresh warning over encryption-less ransomware
News Experts say encryption-less attacks use less time and reduce the risk of being detected on the victims networks
Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts grocery, retail, and hospitality firms
News An attack on the supply chain management specialist has caused disruption at Starbucks, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons
Are AI coding tools really producing results for developers?
News Questions over the true impact AI coding tools continue to linger
‘Adversary in the middle attacks’ are becoming hackers’ go-to method to bypass MFA
News Microsoft has warned businesses to be wary of an industry-wide shift in phishing tactics to get around MFA
