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
Businesses need to realize automation is not about cutting costs
By Solomon Klappholz published
Enterprises are expected to rapidly accelerate automation efforts in 2024, but businesses should be conscious it's not all about saving money
Microsoft signs renewable energy deal as AI power demands skyrocket
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft's $10 billion renewable energy agreement with Brookfield will help it meet soaring power demands driven by AI adoption
Three million Docker Hub repositories are being used to spread malware
By Solomon Klappholz published
Hackers have been uploading malicious content to Docker Hub via millions of imageless containers over the last three years, researchers found, prompting an alert for users of the service
Hackers are exploiting critical GitLab password reset vulnerability — here’s what you need to know
By Solomon Klappholz published
News GitLab accounts are at serious risk of a maximum severity vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild, according to CISA
C-suite to cyber pros: Try and tone down the technical jargon
By Solomon Klappholz published
News CISO’s complain executives don’t understand cyber-related issues, but clear communication from both sides is critical to creating an aligned security culture
The Dropbox data breach is a classic case of “breach by acquisition”
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Dropbox’s e-signature service, Dropbox Sign, has been breached exposing usernames, email addresses, as well as sensitive authentication information
Why remote desktop tools are facing an onslaught of cyber threats
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Hackers are increasingly targeting remote desktop tools in their attacks, new research reveals, prompting warnings for enterprises globally
Why responsible AI development relies on female leadership input
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Boosting female representation in senior positions is key to responsible AI development, but UK businesses are trailing their EMEA counterparts in making this a reality
Citrix vulnerability behind Change Healthcare cyber attack, CEO claims
By Solomon Klappholz published
Threat actors behind the Change Healthcare attack are said to have used vulnerable Citrix remote access software, according to UnitedHealth Group CEO
LightSpy malware has made a comeback, and this time it's coming after your macOS devices
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The LightSpy malware is back, and this time threat actors are targeting macOS devices with improved detection-evasion techniques
Concerns raised over lack of open source representation on Homeland Security AI safety board
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The Department of Homeland Security has set up an advisory board on AI safety and security to provide guidance on elevated cyber threats facing critical infrastructure
OVHcloud just open sourced its data center liquid cooling system — here’s why
By Solomon Klappholz published
News OVHcloud will open source two components used in data center cooling systems, claiming its tools will help operators with sustainability efforts
Flawed Cisco firewalls used to target government networks
By Solomon Klappholz published
Cisco has published the details of a suspected state-sponsored threat campaign leveraging two firewall zero-days to infect government networks
Hackers have been abusing a popular antivirus solution to crack corporate networks for five years
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Hackers have been using a sophisticated man-in-the-middle attack to exploit a vulnerability in an antivirus solution to spread backdoors on corporate networks
Hackers have found yet another way to trick devs into downloading malware from GitHub
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Threat actors have developed a new way to covertly embed malicious files into legitimate repositories on both GitHub and GitLab using the comment section
UnitedHealth Group admits to paying ransom after Change Healthcare cyber attack
By Solomon Klappholz published
News UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change Healthcare, has confirmed it paid the ransom to protect millions of potentially exposed customers
GitLab's Duo Chat proves there's still plenty of ground to claim in the AI coding market
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis GitLab Duo Chat faces stiff competition from established alternatives like GitHub, Amazon CodeWhisperer, and the recently announced Google Gemini Code Assist
Women in cyber security: Closing the gender divide
By Solomon Klappholz published
In-depth As women in cyber security face ingrained challenges, leaders and men in established positions must do more to change the sector's culture
AI’s use as a hacking tool has been overhyped
By Solomon Klappholz published
News New research reveals that most LLMs are unable to exploit one-day vulnerabilities, even when given the CVE description
Cyber attack takes Frontier Communications systems offline, affecting millions of broadband customers
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The telecoms firm has been forced to take down a number of its IT systems after an unauthorized third party gained access to its internal network
Cisco launches Hypershield – a 'must-have solution' for those defending against IoT-based cyber attacks
By Solomon Klappholz published
Hypershield leverages its recent acquisition of Isovalent to provide a highly-distributed security architecture that brings security wherever you may need it
After a string of high profile cyber gang takedowns, is the cyber crime industry about to get a lot more fragmented?
By Solomon Klappholz published
The Met’s takedown of online fraud service LabHost shows the heat is being turned up on larger threat collectives, but will the cybercrime ecosystem adjust accordingly?
AMD's new series of AI-enabled processors likely fall short of Microsoft’s performance requirements for next-gen AI PCs
By Solomon Klappholz published
News AMD announces a raft of new AI-enabled processors designed specifically for business devices, but despite performance boosts they still won’t have the compute power to run AI elements locally