Solomon Klappholz
Solomon Klappholz is a Staff Writer at ITPro. He has experience writing about the technologies that facilitate industrial manufacturing which led to him developing a particular interest in IT regulation, industrial infrastructure applications, and machine learning.
Before he joined ITPro, Solomon graduated from the University of Warwick in 2018 with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics which included an intercalated year studying Philosophy at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Outside of the office, Solomon enjoys reading, visiting new art exhibitions, and playing football.
Latest articles by Solomon Klappholz
Everything you need to know about ‘StrelaStealer’, an email credential-stealing malware being used to target EU and US firms
By Solomon Klappholz published
Over 100 organizations in the US and EU have been impacted by StrelaStealer, a large-scale malware campaign that steals email account credentials
New Microsoft Surface devices put AI on the desk of every office worker
By Solomon Klappholz published
News New Microsoft Surface devices infused with AI capabilities mark the tech giant's first foray into the burgeoning AI PC market
A vulnerability in Apple M-series chips could expose encryption keys and harm performance — and the flaw is ‘unpatchable’
By Solomon Klappholz published
News A vulnerability in Apple M-series chips could seriously impact performance and leak encryption keys - and researchers say it can’t be patched
Nutanix sues Tessell over claims founders used IP to build rival products with “strikingly similar features”
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Nutanix is suing Tessell over allegations the database as a service firm's founders stole IP and source code while employed by the cloud computing firm
Microsoft deprecates 1024-bit Windows RSA keys — now would be a good time to get machine identity management in order
By Solomon Klappholz published
Windows RSA keys with lengths shorter than 2048 bits will be deprecated in a security-focused policy change, but the shift could cause pain for businesses looking to bring their systems up to date
Broadcom slammed by cloud trade group amid claims it's "holding the sector to ransom" with VMware license changes
By Solomon Klappholz published
Broadcom has drawn the ire of CISPE over changes made to VMware licenses, with the trade group warning its activities could "decimate" EU markets
Nvidia wants telcos to ramp up 6G research — and it’s betting AI will be the key to future development
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Nvidia has unveiled a new 6G research platform that will allow telcos to explore using AI for radio access network technology
A ‘war room’ style reaction to security incidents is burning out IT staff
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Blame culture and tiring post-incident meetings are damaging workplace environments and burning out staff, research shows
Over 133,000 Fortinet appliances are still vulnerable to a critical flaw — here’s why you need to patch now
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Tens of thousands of Fortinet customers are still yet to patch vulnerable appliances
Microsoft: The UK is woefully unprepared for future AI cyber threats
By Solomon Klappholz published
News New research suggests UK businesses are unprepared to contend with a potential wave of AI-powered cyber security threats
Everything we know so far about the NHS Dumfries and Galloway cyber attack
By Solomon Klappholz published
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has become the latest healthcare organization to fall prey to a security breach as threat actors ramp up global attacks
"A strong start": Broadcom CEO Hock Tan shrugs off VMware customer concerns over product "simplification" efforts
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The Broadcom CEO acknowledged customer concerns in the wake of the VMware acquisition, but pointed to a positive year ahead
Microsoft scraps egress fees for Azure — was its hand forced by Google and AWS?
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft is the last of the ‘big three’ hyperscalers to waive egress fees for migrations to another cloud provider, but experts have expressed doubt about how important the move will be
Microsoft says its Copilot for Security tool is a powerful weapon in the fight against hackers — here’s why
By Solomon Klappholz published
Microsoft’s Copilot for Security boasts features such as incident summarization, impact analysis, reverse script engineering, and guided incident response
March was a rather tame Patch Tuesday for Microsoft, but security experts still advise caution on these two vulnerabilities
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft issued fixes for 61 flaws in this month’s Patch Tuesday, marking a decrease on February - but don't get complacent, experts warn
CISA forced to take its own systems offline following Ivanti alert
By Solomon Klappholz published
News After issuing warnings about Ivanti vulnerabilities, CISA was forced to take two of its systems storing sensitive critical national infrastructure info offline
Microsoft left a Windows kernel zero-day unpatched for six months, despite knowing it was being actively exploited
By Solomon Klappholz published
A serious Windows kernel vulnerability was left unpatched for six months, despite Microsoft being aware of the vulnerability
Everything you need to know about the EU's Cyber Solidarity Act
By Solomon Klappholz published
The EU’s Cyber Solidarity Act aims to boost the region’s cyber readiness and collective response capabilities in the event of future attacks
Microsoft says Midnight Blizzard hacker group accessed source code and internal systems in January cyber attack
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft confirmed the Russian-linked group accessed internal systems after an incident that was first detected in January
CISA wants closer ties with open source developers to prevent the next Log4Shell
By Solomon Klappholz published
CISA has signaled it wants to foster greater collaboration between industry, regulators, and the open source community
Why 'psychological safety' is so important for building a robust security culture
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Embedding a culture of psychological safety within cyber security is a critical objective for CISO's aiming to bolster resilience
AWS and Google lead by example with data transfer policies, but how will Microsoft respond?
By Solomon Klappholz last updated
Analysis AWS’ decision to waive egress fees is a positive step towards realizing a multi-cloud future, but how will Microsoft respond?
Nearly half of cloud storage budgets are spent on usage fees in Europe, higher than the global average
By Solomon Klappholz last updated
News Cloud storage costs remain a major pain point for enterprises in Europe, but they’re accelerating investment plans nonetheless