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
Microsoft whistleblower says firm ignored early warnings about flaw exploited in SolarWinds breach
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft dismissed warnings about security flaw that led to the SolarWinds cyber catastrophe, according to Whistleblower
Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler wants to help enterprises sift through the AI 'hype'
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Alan Trefler, CEO of Pegasystems, believes there is still a lot of bluster around how AI – here’s how he thinks businesses can extract real value from AI
Microsoft delays roll-out of Windows Recall feature after pressure from security community
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft admits it needs more time to iron out security wrinkles in its much-maligned Windows Recall capability
C-suites don’t really understand what generative AI is — and CIOs need to step in before they botch adoption projects
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Business leaders still don’t really understand generative AI, despite investing heavily in the technology, and CIOs need to take a lead on changing this confusion
PegaWorld Inspire 2024 live: All the news and updates from day-two in Las Vegas
By Solomon Klappholz last updated
Live Blog ITPro is live on the ground at PegaWorld Inspire 2024 in Las Vegas for the day-two keynote session – keep tabs on all the latest news, updates, and announcements in our rolling coverage
Pegasystems goes all the way back to Socrates to transform corporate learning
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Socrates, a new generative AI tutor from Pegasystems, will use lessons from the dialogues of the ancient Greek philosopher to transform corporate training
A lifeline for LockBit victims? The FBI now has 7,000 decryption keys available – and it’s urging affected organizations to come forward
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The FBI has has more than 7,000 LockBit decryption keys available and has put out a call for affected organizations to come forward
With hundreds of Snowflake credentials published on the dark web, it’s time for enterprises to get MFA in order
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The recent Snowflake debacle highlights the need for more stringent enterprise MFA practices
Pegasystems wants to provide AI for ideation – PegaWorld iNspire 2024 can be its launch pad
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis Pegasystems' track record with automation puts it in a solid position for AI adoption – but it believes the real value of the technology is in fundamentally changing the development process
Supply chain attacks are still plaguing enterprises – here's why
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis A host of organizations have fallen prey to supply chain attacks over the last month, including Santander, Ticketmaster, and two major hospitals
Researchers issue warning over new ransomware variant targeting the education sector
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Researchers have published research on a new ransomware variant using compromised VPN credentials to target education organizations in the US
InfoSec spends a lot of time talking about the dangers of burnout – here's how you can actually tackle the problem
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Burnout in the cyber community has been a regular point of discussion at Infosec Europe, but how can firms actually go about addressing the growing challenge?
CISOs are facing a ‘tsunami of regulations’ — here’s why it’s crucial they focus on quantifying cyber risk
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Identifying and addressing cyber risk is a key challenge for CISOs, and with an onslaught of pending regulation it's critical that security leaders sharpen up
Crunch time for Atos as French tech giant sets deadline for rescue package
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Atos has given itself a deadline of 5 June to choose between two restructuring proposals that would give the company vital capital investment
Hugging Face issues warning after detecting 'unauthorized access' to its Spaces platform
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Machine learning (ML) development platform Huggin Face has issued a warning to users after it detected unauthorized access to its Spaces platform last week.
Snowflake data breach claims spark war of words over culpability
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Snowflake CISO Brad Jones hit back at claims the Ticketmaster and Santander data breaches were caused by platform vulnerabilities
Banking details of 30 million Santander customers exposed during breach allegedly up for sale on the dark web
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The ShinyHunters threat group claims to have financial data stolen during a data breach on 14 May after an attack on an unknown third party
Mass exploitation of edge services could become the de facto attack vector for hackers in 2024
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The start of 2024 saw a relative decline in phishing attacks as security hygiene and endpoint defenses broadly improve
WithSecure takes a fluff-free approach with its 'co-security' vision and AI limitations
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis With a clarity of purpose not seen since its F-secure demerger, WithSecure has worked to demonstrate its value in the enterprise security space with a particular focus on the mid-market
Speculation mounts over how Ticketmaster hackers stole half a billion customer records
By Solomon Klappholz published
News More than half a billion Ticketmaster users have been impacted by the breach
Generative AI security tools are a risky enterprise investment – WithSecure wants to change that
By Solomon Klappholz published
News WithSecure sets its sights on the vast array of security copilot offerings with its new generative AI ‘experience’ Luminen, which promises to make prompt engineering a thing of the past
WithSecure Sphere 2024 live: All the news and announcements from day-two
By Solomon Klappholz last updated
Live Blog Stay up to date with the latest updates and announcements from the day-two keynote at WithSecure SPHERE24, live from Helsinki.
WithSecure’s generative AI focus could be the key to cracking its mid-market push
By Solomon Klappholz published
After a turbulent period trying to fight for a seat at the enterprise security table, WithSecure looks to cement its niche in the cloud security middle-market and drive AI adoption
Old but gold: Why shoulder surfing is an underacknowledged cyber threat
By Solomon Klappholz published
News A high-profile case of shoulder surfing should serve as a reminder that physical social engineering attacks remain one of the most potent threats today
Enterprises are bogged down with disparate cyber tools — here’s why a ‘platform security’ approach could tackle growing complexity
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis Adopting a platform security approach promises to make managing increasingly complex tools a whole lot easier, according to industry experts