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
Ivanti chief exec promises revamped security approach after Connect Secure fiasco
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Ivanti wants to restore client trust following a series of high-profile security blunders that saw hackers exploit product vulnerabilities
Inc Ransom group claims latest UK victim with Leicester City Council, but who are the new kids on the digital extortion block?
By Solomon Klappholz published
Around 3TB of sensitive info has been stolen by the Inc Ransom group as Leicester City Council still grapples with the impact of the cyber attack
Microsoft slammed for "cascade of security failures" during 2023 email breach response
By Solomon Klappholz published
Microsoft’s response to a 2023 breach which exposed government officials has been the subject of a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board
Everything you need to know about the AT&T data breach
By Solomon Klappholz published
Sensitive information linked to 73 million AT&T customers has been exposed online, leading the telecoms titan to mass-reset user passcodes
Gmail at 20: Why Google's iconic email service still shines in the age of AI
By Solomon Klappholz published
Gmail started life 20 years ago leading the game with its storage and search capabilities - and a fresh influx of AI features means it will continue to dominate
Hackers take advantage of AI hallucinations to sneak malicious software packages onto enterprise repositories
By Solomon Klappholz published
News New research reveals a novel attack path where threat actors could leverage nonexistent open-source packages hallucinated by models to inject malware into enterprise repositories
AI security tools promise to supercharge productivity, but experts worry cyber pros could become too reliant
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis AI security tools will deliver a boost by automating tasks that frequently bog down cyber professionals, but some industry experts worry teams could become too reliant on these systems
Tycoon 2FA, the popular phishing kit built to bypass Microsoft and Gmail security protections, just got a major upgrade — and it’s now even harder to detect
By Solomon Klappholz published
Phishing attacks powered by the Tycoon 2FA service are now harder for security products to detect after developers released a large, stealth-oriented update to the phishing kit
Ransomware group threatens to publish 3TB of stolen NHS Scotland data after posting proof of attack
By Solomon Klappholz published
News NHS Dumfries and Galloway has confirmed some of the sensitive data stolen during the 15 March attack has been published by a known ransomware operator
A super-supergrid? CEO of UK power network says legacy infrastructure requires major overhaul to meet soaring data center energy demands
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Power hungry data centers are placing significant strain on the UK grid, prompting plans for an overhaul of outdated infrastructure
Python developers beware: This info stealing malware campaign is targeting thousands of GitHub accounts
By Solomon Klappholz published
Python developers should be wary of an information stealing malware disguised in the popular Colorama python package, which has already compromised a community of over 170,000 users
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