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

Over 80 per cent of Canadian IT pros said their firms were breached last year: Vendor survey

Study by security vendor Carbon Black seems to differ from StatsCan survey, but company official defends results

RSA Conference: How to get more women into cyber security

Get girls interested in middle school, tell them how cyber security helps people and mentorships were some of the ideas presented

Cyber Security Today: Don’t be alarmed at this Microsoft support scam, billions of records open on the Internet, protect your PIN.

Today's podcast covers a Microsoft support scam that seems to take over your computer, billions of records found open on the Internet and a caution to protect your PIN.

RSA Conference 2019: How to create a security awareness plan

Videos and lectures aren't the key to effective awareness: A good plan is. An expert explains how to craft one

Cyber Security Today: March 8, 2018 — Encourage women to be cyber warriors, avoid business email compromise and be less visible online

Today's podcast covers three sessions from RSA security conference:Encourage women to be cyber warriors, avoid business email compromise and be less visible online

RSA Conference 2019: How to reduce the odds of business email fraud

An expert explains how the rise in executive impersonation fraud can be minimized

RSA Conference: ‘Countries trying to see how far they can push before causing war,’ says Cisco exec

At a briefing for reporters company official warns some nation states are playing a dangerous game

Cyber Security Today – How to create corporate security awareness and a warning on nation-state attacks

Today's podcast from the RSA Conference in San Francisco covers advice on a big problem for security pros, and a caution on how far nation-states are willing to go

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