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: FBI warning, more phony phone call scams and distrust on the Internet

Today's podcast looks at an FBI warning about recognizing phony web pages, more phony phone call scams coming your way and how bit is distrust of the Internet

National Research Council opens cybersecurity research hub at University of New Brunswick

Consortium will focus on researching cyber security solutions for IoT, AI. human-computer interaction and natural language processing

Cyber Security Today: Activists protest airline cameras, a brute force attack and update this building system

Today's podcast looks at a protest against video camera ID confirmation used at some airlines, a botnet-powered brute force attack and update Optergy Proton systems

Keylogger, vulnerable server led to Cathay Pacific Airlines breach, says report

Two groups attacked and stole data before they were discovered by the airline in 2018

Cyber Security Today: Another victim in medical billing recovery firm breach, healthcare industry attacks increasing, and look up and smile.

Today's podcast covers another victim in medical billing recovery firm breach revealed, report says healthcare industry attacks increasing, Russia election Twitter campaign analyzed, and look up and smile.

DIACC releases first model of Canadian digital trust framework as companies show off solutions

At the IdentityNorth conference this week companies showed digital identity solutions as the industry works towards a pan-Canadian trust framework

Cyber Security Today: Don’t deliver this mail, a text scam and beware of synthetic clicks

Don’t deliver this mail if it comes to your inbox, a text scam and beware of Mac synthetic clicks. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's...

CISOs have to work closer with business, says Gartner analyst

The state of cyber security isn't good, says an industry analyst, and its partly because CISOs reach too quickly for technology to solve problems. Read why

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