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

University of Guelph adds master’s degree in cyber security

Program aimed at giving students real world experience, will have state of the art lab to teach students threat hunting, digital forensics and privacy

Screen captures can be used by police in a sting, Supreme Court of Canada rules

A person has no expectation of privacy if communication with police involving an offence, court says. Read why

How to stop infosec pros from speaking geek to management

At a cyber risk conference experts advise CISOs on how to talk to non-IT people and get the money they want

Civil Liberties Association follows through on threat to sue Toronto smart community

Head of group calls Canadians "lab rats" if so-called smart community on the waterfront goes ahead

Basic hygiene still central to cyber security, infosec pros told

At the ICRMC conference two CSOs offer advice on doing the basics, speaking to boards and artificial intelligence

Cyber Security Today: New ransomware, the dangers of unpatched software, Outlook hack and a big fine in Britain

Today's podcast covers a new strain of ransomware that hit at least one city, two organizations victimized by poor patching and an Outlook hack

Canada, cyber and defence sectors ‘lack mutual trust,’ says industry report

Government and industry need to work closer together for cyber defence of Canada, says industry report

Big web sites made big strides in security, privacy, says association audit

Canada's TD Bank one of few foreign sites rated in a largely U.S. list of web sites audited by Online Trust Alliance

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