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

Updated: U.S. has disabled parts of Chinese hacking infrastructure, says Reuters

American authorities got legal authorization to remotely disable aspects of a Chinese-based hacking campaign, sources have told Reuters. The news agency said in an exclusive...

Hearings on Canada’s proposed cybersecurity law begin

Public Safety committee to hear from senior officials on how the proposed legislation covering critical infrastructure firms would work

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 29, 2024 – SolarWinds demands fraud allegation be dropped, a Canadian sentenced for ransomware attacks, and more

This episode reports on the need for every organization to have contact information on security issues, and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Jan. 26, 2024

This episode features a discussion on a hack at Microsoft, the recommendations of the Network Resilience Coalition, a report on AI and cyber threats and more

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 26, 2024 – US government employees slammed for backing forbidden videocam purchases, and more

This episode reports on an investigation into why US federal IT staff pushed for the purchase of forbidden video cameras, record data breach numbers last year in the US, and more

Quebec cybersecurity institute gets $1.3 million grant from Google

Google's philanthropic arm is giving a $1.3 million grant to a Quebec agency for cybersecurity research. The company said today the funds from Google.org are...

Data Privacy Week: Are you meeting the fundamentals?

In an interview Michael McEvoy talks about what privacy professionals should be thinking about during Data Privacy Week

More work needed to blunt public’s AI privacy concerns: Report

Organizations aren't making much progress in convincing the public their data is being used responsibly in artificial intelligence applications, a new survey suggests. The report,...

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