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Howard Solomon

Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com
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Articles by Howard Solomon

Email compromise could cost an organization up to $2 million: Report

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Report from insurer Beazley Group notes attacks on business email accounts continue to climb

Cyber Security Today: Closing a Valve on a suspicious game, infected Android apps, another resume scam

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Today's podcast looks at a vid3o game pulled by Valve Corp. over suspicious activity, Android apps infected with Windows malware and the latest resume scam

Exposing SamSam ransomware

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A Sophos analysis of the malware shows the attacker breaks in "the old-fashioned way": Not by phishing but by password vulnerabilities though Windows remote desktop prootocol

Cyber Security Today: Scam on Google Help Forums, robot vacuum cleaners, is that a bug?

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Beware of so-called support phone numbers offered in replies on help forums. They're likely run by criminals looking for your password

Email mistakes by U.K. inquiry lead to $345,000 privacy fine

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It stands as a lesson that 'We need to be extra-careful with this sort of stuff,' " says Canadian privacy lawyer. Read why

New Zealand company violated rights of Canadians, says privacy commissioner

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Using profiles from Facebook, the company created a social network with names and details of some 420 million, which it said was public information. Not so, said the privacy commission. Read why

Cyber Security Today: No shortage of ransomware, toughen those passwords

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The use of ransomware hasn't reached its peak yet, says an expert. Also, people are still using default or easy to crack passwords on digital surveillance systems

Ontario home healthcare provider hacked, attacker wants money ‘for telling them how to fix their security’

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CBC News says attacker showed it copies of medical and employee files recently stolen.
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