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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

Boeing a victim of WannaCry cryptoworm ransomware a year after outbreak

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Company says attack hit only a few machines. But why weren't they patched months ago?

Cyber Security Today: Cities told to get smart, tracing stolen Bitcoin and Apple flaw in processing QR codes

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Cities warned to quickly embrace smart technology or risk being left behind in a "digital Rust Belt"; there may be a way to trace stolen bitcoin and the latest version of Apple’s IOS allows iPhone users to be suckered by malicious QR codes

Cyber Security Today – Industrial control systems bugged; websites under attack; Atlanta recovers from ransomware

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Over 320 bugs in industrial control system components were discovered by security researchers in the second half of 2017, says a survey by Kaspersky. These systems run everything from electricity and water plants to manufacturing factories. More than half of the vulnerabilities were ranked as having a high or critical level of risk.

Cisco, Microsoft urge governments to follow best practices for cyber risk regulations

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Coalition of tech, telecom and financial firms to fight against 'one-off, untested and burdensome' regulatory requirements

Ottawa conference creates roadmap towards Internet governance amid admissions there’s a long way to go

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The second global conference of the Internet and Jurisdiction Policy Network creates a plan for finding solutions to international mistrust. But two participants warn there's still a lot to do before next year's meeting

Data deletion policy key to reducing breach risks, Canadian privacy pros told

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Every organization needs a data retention policy that sets out when information is to be erased. Read how to do it

U.S. warns of Russian cyber intrusions of critical infrastructure

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The alert reads like a CISO's nightmare --and, arguably, a blueprint for what to look for in a sophisticated attack

Canada used by POS thieves to hide data theft

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After stealing point of sale credit card info, thieves temporarily warehoused the data in servers in Canada, the Netherlands and South Korea before forwarding it. But that attempt at misdirection only helped investigators
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