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

Privacy gap for Canadian political parties; Ottawa unveils election cyber security strategy

Government announces ways it will try to protect 2019 election from online interference; meanwhile at a privacy conference regrets that Canadian political parties don't have to follow a privacy law

Cyber Security Today: An email salary scam, delete this WordPress plugin and who’s that knocking?

Delete this vulnerable WordPress plugin, a new type of email payroll scam tries to change your bank salary deposit and  police going after users...

Organizations still fall short on cyber security, Canadian breach response expert tells privacy conference

Companies falling down on the fundamentals, including identifying assets and awareness training

Cyber Security Today: Jan. 28, 2019 — Data Privacy Day advice for consumers and businesses

Today's podcast has useful tips for consumers and businesses to protect personal data they hold

Cyber Security Today: Jan. 25, 2019 – Unpatched software on your PC, angry ex-employee and another misconfigured server

Today's podcast looks at how much unpatched software might be on your PC, an angry ex-employee  hurts company and another misconfigured server found on the Internet

Voicemail phishing scam goes after passwords

Campaign purports to send a voicemail within an email to unsuspecting users

Train staff to watch for vishing, smishing: Report

In its annual State of the Phish report, Proofpoint notes the rise of voice and SMS phishing

Cyber Security Today: Jan. 23, 2019 — Thousands of malicious websites shut, global meeting on cyber security

Today's podcast looks at how thousands of malicious websites are being shut, a global meeting on cyber security and an Android file manager warning

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