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

Articles by Howard Solomon

Cyber Security Today: Canada caught in new ransomware campaign, black eye for U.S. security agency.

Ransomware campaign hits Canada and other countries, Canadian organizations part of suspected North Korean malware network and the ISO rejects NSA encryption ideas

Canadian organizations victimized, part of global malware relay network

McAfee says malware planted on unnamed Canadian and other firms acted as command and control in suspected North Korean data theft network

Cyber Security Today: Improved Gmail security, warning on WD MyCloud EX2 storage

Gmail announces improved security features, patches from Apple, Microsoft and a caution about a Western Digital storage device

RCMP involved in closing of world’s biggest DDoS-for-hire site

Mounties execute search warrant as part of international effort to close Webestreser.org and arrest administrators

Canadian content filtering company’s service used for censorship, says Citizen Lab report

Report says 10 countries use technology from Netsweeper to block Internet users from content with categories like abortion and alcohol. The problem: Allegations that content blocked violates Canadian and international human rights practices

G7 ministers squeeze tech giants to remove extremist material faster

At a meeting in Toronto, Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Facebook are told their efforts so far are good but they have to do better

Former Yahoo owner fined $35 million over massive data breach

U.S. regulator fines company for hiding the breach from investors for two years. Meanwhile sentencing of Canadian involved put off to next month

Cyber Security Today: Important Drupal patches today, update FoxIt reader, cyber criminals like blockchain

Today's podcast urges administrators who oversee a Drupal content management platform to install the latest updates; there's also one for FoxIt PDF reader

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