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

Toronto Zoo hit by ransomware

The municipally-owned Toronto Zoo has been hit by a ransomware attack. The cyber attack was first detected early Friday, Jan. 5, the zoo said in...

NIST issues cybersecurity guide for AI developers

Paper identifies the types of cyberattacks that can manipulate the behavior of artificial intelligence systems

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 8, 2024 – How a Spanish cellular carrier’s network was knocked offline, and more

This episode reports on basic cybersecurity oversights that led to the hacking of a teclo, the increased number of victims of a US law firm hack, a data breach at a Canadian provider of midwives and more

Hacked U.S. healthcare provider’s data archive involved over 900,000 people

Archive was data collected by a defunct company that the parent firm had to keep for regulatory reasons

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 5, 2023 – 23andMe blames poor user password practices for a data breach

This episode reports on the controversial defence of a company after a data breach, and more

Ransomware gang starts leaking data stolen from Quebec university

The LockBit ransomware gang has started releasing data it says was stolen last month from a Quebec university. The data is from the University of...

Ontario healthcare providers now face possible fines for ‘severe’ data privacy violations

Privacy commissioner says fines won't be default response to data breaches

Cyber Security Today, January 3, 2024 – Prepare for upcoming privacy legislation

This episode reports on Canadian and American privacy bills before legislatures, ransomware news and more

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