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 2021 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

Enterprise AI is surging, but is security keeping up?
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Enterprise AI workloads have skyrocketed globally and so has scrutiny from security teams

HP hones its edge AI ambitions at Amplify 2025
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis HP is confident that the time has come for AI PC adoption – and its aims for driving business value will eventually bring AI to far more devices

HP’s sustainability drive is paying off for channel partners
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Channel partners that bought into HP’s sustainability program saw sales increase as customers react positively

Hackers are exploiting ‘click tolerance’ to trick users into infecting themselves with malware
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Threat actors are exploiting users’ familiarity with verification tests to trick them into loading malware onto their systems, new research has warned.

HP's AI printer push continues
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Plans include smarter document scanning and a more secure use of AI with two new features

HP is supercharging its partner program to support new market strategy
By Solomon Klappholz published
News HP has enhanced its partner program to encourage channel partners to sell its entire range of products and solutions.

Samsung S8 ViewFinity S80D monitor review
By Solomon Klappholz published
Reviews The S80D lets its panel do the talking with a beautiful understated design that lets the display truly shine

What is an APT and how are they tracked?
By Solomon Klappholz published
Explainer The advanced persistent threat (APT) has come to define the frontlines of cybersecurity, as state-backed groups and sophisticated attacks become ever more common

94% of Wi-Fi networks are vulnerable to deauthentication attacks
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Research shows the vast majority of Wi-Fi networks are vulnerable to a popular type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack that is frequently deployed in larger cyber intrusion efforts.

Open source security in the spotlight as UK gov publishes fresh guidance
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The UK government has issued guidance on how organizations should manage their use of open source software components and mitigate supply chain risks.

CISA issues warning over Medusa ransomware after 300 victims from critical sectors impacted
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The Medusa ransomware as a Service operation compromised twice as many organizations at the start of 2025 compared to 2024

How Volt Typhoon eluded detection in the US electric grid for nearly a year
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis Lengthy OT lifespans give attackers time to penetrate networks underpinning critical infrastructure and plan future disruption

The UK cybersecurity sector has huge untapped potential
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis A new report released by the DSIT revealed the UK’s cybersecurity sector generated £13.2 billion over the last year

MSPs need to adopt a “more Rolex, less airline” approach to customer engagement
By Solomon Klappholz published
News MSPs need to adopt a “more Rolex, less airline” approach to customer engagement

More than 300,000 US healthcare patients impacted in suspected Rhysida cyber attacks
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Two US healthcare organizations have warned threat actors were able to breach their internal systems, exposing more than 300,000 individuals.

3.9 billion credentials were exposed to cyber criminals last year
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The threat of infostealer malware is on the rise, with 4.3 million machines infected last year alone

Nearly a million devices were infected in a huge GitHub malvertising campaign
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Microsoft has alerted users to a malvertising campaign leveraging GitHub to infect nearly 1 million devices around the world.

Cobalt Strike abusers dealt hammer blow after “aggressive” takedown campaign
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Threat actors have long used unauthorized copies of Cobalt Strike to deploy malware, identify vulnerabilities, and move laterally while evading detection

API keys and passwords were found in a popular AI training dataset – here's why
By Solomon Klappholz published
Analysis The discovery of almost 12,000 secrets in the archive of a popular AI training dataset is the result of the industry’s inability to keep up with the complexities of machine-machine authentication.

Java developers are facing serious productivity issues
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Java developers are encountering significant productivity barriers, according to new research, prompting businesses to take drastic measures to boost efficiency.

Broadcom issues urgent alert over three VMware zero-days
By Solomon Klappholz published
News The firm says it has information to suggest all three are being exploited in the wild

Belgian flea market bargain could've caused disastrous data breach
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Robert Polet made a startling discovery after finding hard drives on sale for €5 each in a flea market.

Malware-free attacks surged in 2024 as attackers drop malicious software for legitimate tools
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Cyber attacks leveraging trusted services to conduct malicious activities are becoming the norm, according to new research, as malware takes a backseat among hackers.
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