Latest articles by Solomon Klappholz
National Public Data breach: Lawsuit claims failed to protect billions of personal records
News A breach at background check company National Public Data allegedly left billions of sensitive personal records exposed on the dark web
Three things you need to know about the US National Security Memorandum on AI
News The US Government has identified three core objectives to advance its leadership in AI, but the program will require significant investment to meet its ambitious goals
Everything you need to know about the ‘mass exploitation’ of FortiManager appliances
News A missing authentication flaw could allow an attacker to use a compromised FortiManager device to move laterally to other Fortinet devices and target enterprise environments
This new AI jailbreaking technique lets hackers crack models in just three interactions
News A new jailbreaking technique could be used by threat actors to gradually bypass safety guardrails in popular LLMs to draw them into generating harmful content
Jensen Huang just issued a big update on Nvidia's Blackwell chip flaws
News Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed that a design flaw that was impacting the expected yields from its Blackwell AI GPUs has been addressed.
Exploitation of Docker remote API servers has reached a “critical level”
News Hackers are targeting Docker’s remote access API as it allows them to pivot from a single container to the host and deploy malware with ease
Hackers are stepping up ‘qishing’ attacks by hiding malicious QR codes in PDF email attachments
News Malicious QR codes hidden in email attachments may be missed by traditional email security scanners, with over 500,000 qishing attacks launched in the last three months.
Why experts are warning businesses to prepare for quantum now – or face critical cyber risks when it arrives
In-depth Quantum computing will threaten the foundational encryption techniques underpinning digital trust everywhere, so businesses have a limited time window to prepare
Cisco confirms attackers stole data, shuts down access to compromised DevHub environment
News The tech giant insists that no sensitive customer information has been compromised
‘Tool sprawl’ is burning budgets and wasting employees’ time
Analysis Leaders and employees alike report redundant software is squandering budgets while making organizations less secure
Sophos acquires Secureworks for $859 million
News Sophos will look to integrate Secureworks’ Taegis XDR platform while combining the pair's threat intelligence capabilities
Cyber criminal underground “thriving” as weekly attacks surge by 75% in Q3 2024
Cyber attacks reached another all-time high this quarter as digital crime continues to be a highly profitable industry for threat actors
NIS2 is now in force around the EU – can business keep up with new compliance obligations?
The EU’s flagship cyber resilience framework NIS2 is finally here, but research indicates businesses are not ready, with compliance officers facing a herculean task
Why storage architectures must change to meet the needs of AI
Analysis Sluggish innovation in storage architectures could be holding back AI’s true potential
Huawei targets ‘intelligent industrial transformation’ with AI-ready infrastructure
News As the spread of Industry 4.0 continues, powered by next-generation technologies like AI and 5G, Huawei thinks it can help accelerate the intelligent industrial transformation
Marriott’s FTC charge underlines danger of ‘inheriting’ data breaches during acquisitions
News Experts warn businesses should learn from the hotel chain’s failure to properly assess the implications of acquiring an entity that has glaring security issues
AI agents are here to stay – and Boomi thinks it can be a market leader
Analysis Boomi World Tour had a heavy focus on how the company is orienting itself to take full advantage of the agentic future of AI, including a new registry to help businesses manage agents
Industry unprepared for AI agent security challenges, experts warn
News As organizations face widespread AI agent adoption, leaders will need to address concerns over letting autonomous systems roam free in sensitive environments
Shared fate vs shared responsibility: What’s the difference and how can your business benefit?
Explainer Knowing where your obligations end and your cloud provider's begin isn't always straightforward in the cloud – but it is essential for proper security and compliance
Cyber expert suggests American Water cyber incident was a ransomware attack
News The attack left 14 million customers without access to a service portal, disrupting billing processes, though the firm said it does not believe its water facilities were impacted
Venafi’s new life under CyberArk is all about end-to-end identity management
Analysis The veteran machine identity management provider could be the missing piece of the puzzle for securing growing attack surfaces
How CISOs are navigating the “slippery” AI data protection problem
Security executives are concerned about generative AI as users always find a way to get around access controls
NetApp lands its ‘intelligent data infrastructure’ rebrand at Insight 2024
Analysis The data veteran is keen to do for AI what it did for hybrid cloud – and is calling in all its hyperscaler connections to get there
