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: Ransomware trick, e-commerce sites hit and sloppy software developers

Today's podcast looks at a ransomware trick, e-commerce sites hit by credit-card skimming malware and sloppy software developers

Cost of security breaches to Canadian firms studied averaged over $9 million a year: Report

International study shows costs keep rising. Read details and what CISOs should be doing

Errors blamed for 21 per cent of data breaches: Verizon report

The annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations report is out, full of statistics for CISOs

No reason to ship credit card data to third parties, says expert

Unless a data processor is involved in transactions there's no reason for credit card information to go to a third party, says expert in the wake of carrier's security incident

Cyber Security Today: Privacy awareness week, Canadian cellular carrier’s data exposed and the cost to businesses of cyber crime 

Today's podcast looks at privacy awareness week, two data incidents and how much cyber crime costs a business

Unprotected database of thousands of Freedom Mobile subscribers found by security company

Researchers say the open database not only included personal information it also had customers credit card and verification numbers

Canada distant on 5G security guidelines issued from international meeting

Private meeting of representatives from 32 governments results in statement of 'perspectives,' which may play a role in the buying of 5G gear from Huawei. Canada notes it was not a consensus document

Cyber Security Today: Alert for Dell computer owners, two dark web markets closed and a school embarrassed

Today's podcast covers an alert for Dell computer owners, two illegal online markets closed and a U.S. school embarrassed 

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