Latest articles by Solomon Klappholz
CISA issues alert over two high-severity DrayTek vulnerabilities – here’s what you need to know
Users of DrayTek's network equipment management software have been urged to remain vigilant
Hybrid workers are happier, more productive, and have better workplace relationships
Flexible and hybrid working practices are here to stay, and employees claim it helps them get more work done without sacrificing the connection they have with coworkers and managers
New Revival Hijack technique leaves 22,000 PyPI projects vulnerable to attacks
Hackers are taking advantage of a loophole in the PyPI repository enabling them to upload malicious content in place of recently removed packages
A cyber criminal group behind an MFA bypass operation promised hackers “profit within minutes” – they’re now facing lengthy jail sentences
The group has pleaded guilty to operating an OTP interception service helping hackers bypass MFA protection to get access to potentially 12,000 individual’s bank accounts
Microsoft swerves anti-trust probe over Inflection AI ‘arrangements’
While the deal did constitute a merger, the CMA found its terms did not meet the threshold for anti-competitive practices and cleared Microsoft of any wrongdoing
White House outlines plans to finally secure the border gateway protocol
News The plans will shore up safety by boosting adoption of security measures to address frailties in the outdated protocol.
How not to conduct cyber awareness training: UCSC slammed for ‘tone deaf’ Ebola phishing tests
News Phishing training at a university in California went wrong when its IT department distributed highly alarming emails
'Catastrophic' cloud outages are keeping IT leaders up at night
News The costs associated with cloud outages are rising steadily, prompting a major rethink on cloud strategies at enterprises globally
LockBit claims breach on Canada’s largest school board: Is the group back with a vengeance?
News A breach at the largest school board in Canada has been claimed by LockBit as the group rears its head once more
Do AI coding tools herald the end of the developer as we know it?
News With the advancement of AI coding tools, some tech leaders believe developer role requirements could rapidly evolve in years to come
Enterprises beware, your LLM servers could be exposing sensitive data
News New research lays bare the lack of robust security protections on the servers hosting many businesses’ AI services
Data center water consumption is spiraling out of control
News Energy usage might be front of mind amid the AI era, but surging data center water consumption is raising serious concerns among industry stakeholders
Anthropics latest move might force OpenAI’s hand
News Anthropic's decision to publish the system prompts that control the outputs of its Claude AI models marks a rare move for the industry
Everything you need to know about RansomHub, the new force in the digital extortion industry
A host of security agencies have issued a warning over RansomHub in recent months, but what's behind the group's rise to prominence?
Microsoft issues warning over potent malware strain developed by Iranian threat actor
News The Iranian state-backed hacking group has continued its usual password spraying and social engineering techniques to gain a foothold in target environments
Volt Typhoon is wreaking havoc again – this time on US internet providers
News Chinese state-backed hackers are thought to be actively exploiting a zero-day in SD-WAN software to infect corporate networks at US internet providers
North Korean insider attacks are skyrocketing – dozens of US firms didn't spot the hacker in their midst
News North Korean threat campaigns are sneaking hackers into US firms as fake IT workers - and the trend shows no sign of stopping
Hackers could dupe Slack's AI features to expose private channel messages
News The company’s internal ‘Slack AI’ feature can be manipulated into disclosing sensitive data from private channels, new research shows
British Library issues £400,000 tender as rebuild continues after 2023 cyber attack
News The British Library's digital transformation project was initially set back by a major cyber attack in October 2023 – now it’s looking to get back on track
AI coding tools are finally delivering results for enterprises
News Research from GitHub shows AI coding tools are hitting the mainstream, with developers reporting significant productivity and efficiency gains
Toyota’s cyber woes continue as latest breach marks fifth major IT incident in two years
Toyota is once again in the headlines after a hacker collective claimed to have exfiltrated 240GB of sensitive data from the car manufacturer’s internal systems
So you introduced an AI chatbot for customers — here’s why they probably hate it
Analysis Firms rushing to introduce AI chatbots could be harming their relationship with customers – but the technology itself isn't the issue, it's how it's implemented
