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
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?
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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
Three open source large language models you can use today
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News Enterprises are flocking to open source large language models, many of which have become highly popular - here’s three you might want to try out
Everything you need to know about GitHub’s new push protection changes
By Solomon Klappholz published
News GitHub is turning on its secret scanning feature by default to evaluate git pushes to public repositories, here’s what you need to know
An open source challenger to GitHub Copilot? StarCoder2, a code generation tool backed by Nvidia, Hugging Face, and ServiceNow, is free to use and offers support for over 600 programming languages
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News StarCoder2 offers code generation support for over 600 programming languages, and it’s free to use
Open source vulnerabilities dominated 2023, and this year looks no different
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Open source vulnerabilities continue to pester organizations globally, new research shows, with flaws surging over the last year
Healthcare sector cyber attacks are surging at an alarming rate, prompting frantic alerts by the FBI and CISA
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Repeated attacks targeting the healthcare industry demonstrate the sector's vulnerability to cyber threats, experts have warned
ScreenConnect vulnerabilities are "incredibly trivial to exploit", researchers warn
By Solomon Klappholz published
Two security flaws in ScreenConnect are being targeted by ransomware groups such as Black Basta - and one vulnerability is particularly easy to exploit
LockBit rises from the ashes, but will it pack the same punch as before?
By Solomon Klappholz published
News LockBit has reappeared with a new leak site on the dark web just days after its takedown by an international law enforcement operation
GDPR costs are forcing firms to rethink data strategies
By Solomon Klappholz published
News GDPR rules could be making data management more complex and costlier, causing firms to roll back their data collection and storage activities
“Security has to work together”: Cyber collaboration as a mission at CPX 2024
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis CPX 2024 saw Check Point set out its goal to boost cyber collaboration through unified, AI-powered platforms
Business email compromise attacks are evolving, but what can be done about it?
By Solomon Klappholz published
In-depth As business email compromise attacks have become more sophisticated, organizations have been forced to adapt tactics in defense
“Ruthlessly prioritize what’s critical”: Check Point expert on CISOs and the evolving attack surface
By Solomon Klappholz published
In-depth Adopting a dynamic security strategy and developing internal talent is key if CISOs want to get a handle on their increasingly intractable remit
Life after LockBit: A fragmented landscape and wayward affiliates will still cause chaos for enterprises
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis The LockBit takedown could have wide ranging implications for the global security threat landscape, according to a senior Check Point threat analyst
Check Point CPX 2024: All the latest news and updates live from Vienna
By Solomon Klappholz last updated
Live Blog Keep up-to-date with all the news and updates from CPX 2024 with our rolling live coverage from Vienna
Why software 'security debt' is becoming a serious problem for developers
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis The majority of organizations have some level of software security debt, with experts warning firms to reassess how they maintain third party code