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

How to protect against the new wave of sophisticated DNS attacks

What's been called 'DNS hijacking at scale' is going on. Read why and what you should do about it

U.K. report hammers Facebook, calls for tougher regulation of tech companies

'Companies like Facebook should not be allowed to behave like ‘digital gangsters’ in the online world,' says parliamentary committee Read why, and what it recommends

U.K. believes it can manage Huawei 5G risk: News report

News services says the UK National Cyber Security Centre has concluded risks can be managed. That may help Canada make a decision

Cyber Security Today: Feb. 18, 2019 — Text scam, stolen data and phony Facebook login

Today's podcast looks at a texting scam that pretends to come from Telus, the discovery of some phony apps on the Microsoft store and a warning about a phony Facebook login screen

Canadian infosec market: Good for job seekers, ‘challenging’ for employers

A Canadian job site looks at the numbers and finds there are still more infosec job posted than people clicking on them for information

Cyber Security Today: Feb. 15, 2019 — Another huge file of stolen credentials for sale, how bad was 2018 and phony U.S. military web...

Today's podcast covers the discovery of more stolen credentials on the dark web, a tally of 2018 breaches, a warning to update Linux and a new feature on Firefox

Supreme Court of Canada privacy ruling in criminal case may impact private sector: Lawyer

Ruling says expectation of privacy depends on a number of factors, not just where one is. Read why a lawyer says its important to businesses

Communications muffled between infosec pros, management: Survey

Only 21 per cent of respondents say they are effective in communicating risk to C-suite

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