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 – Warning for romantics, data breach at CafePress and a caution on banking apps

Today's podcast looks at an FBI warning for romantics, a data breach at CafePress, employees paid off at AT&T and a caution on banking apps

Cyber Security Today – Don’t help hackers get into your firm

Today's podcast is a reminder that what you post about your company on social media could help hackers break in

Cyber Security Today – How to safely destroy data on old devices

Got an old computer or smartphone you want to give away or get rid of? Here are tips on how to make sure no sensitive data is left on it

Cyber Security Today – How to discover if your email has been hacked

Tips for keeping on top of whether your email and login credentials have been hacked

Cyber Security Today – NAS passwords, ransomware and why police are ringing

Password warning for network-attached storage devices, more ransomware victims and the connection between police and Ring home surveillance cameras. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's...

Cyber criminals recruiting Canadians on job boards, says expert

Data breach investigator says 18 Toronto-area IT jobs are being offered by criminal gangs looking for new hacking talent

Cyber Security Today – Credit cards for sale, cyber security trends and the wrong way to alert customers

Today's podcast counts how many stolen credit/debit cards are for sale on the Dark Web, finds the latest cyber attack trends and shows the wrong way a company alerted customers to a breach

Next in the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal: Canadian privacy commissioners’ report on AggregateIQ

The federal and B.C. privacy czars are still looking into possible privacy violations by Victoria-based company. Read why

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