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

SecTOR 2023: A call to Canadian IT pros for political action

In his keynote address law professor Michael Geist said the Trudeau government needs more expert advice from the tech sector

Fundamental privacy rights of Canadian should trump business rights in conflicts, says ex-privacy czar

Both privacy and innovation can be pursued at the same time, a former privacy commissioner told Parliament. But in the rate cases they conflict privacy as a fundamental right should take precedence.'

Cyber Security Today: Ransomware attacks hit a record in September, and more

Ransomware attacks hit a record in September, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Wednesday, October 25th, 2023. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on...

MapleSEC: How Kyndryl built cyber resiliency into its new IT infrastructure

When IBM spun off its global services unit to become Kyndryl the company had an opportunity to overhaul itself, including making sure cyber resiliency was in the infrastructure. Learn how it was done

Cost of data breach up 12 per cent: Survey

EY's latest Global Cybersecurity Leadership Insights Study questioned 500 execs in 24 countries

Canadian CEO confidence in facing cyber attacks varies, according to KPMG surveys

Among the findings, 62 per cent of Canadian SMBs surveyed said cybersecurity is not regarded as a business priority

Five Southern Ontario hospitals impacted by cyber attack on shared services provider

TransForm Shared Service Organization provides IT services for hospitals in the Windsor-Sarnia-Leamingtong area

MapleSEC: How infosec pros can make their organizations safe for AI

In a fireside chat John Engates, Cloudflare's field CTO offers tips on making AI safe for employees

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