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

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 22, 2024

This episode features discussion on lessons learned from the ransomware attack on the British Library, advice for managing expectations of IT/security teams, why firms are leaving Google Firebase unprotected and more

Cyber Security Today, March 22, 2024 – Mac CPUs are vulnerable to encrypted key theft, white hat hackers win a second Tesla, and more

This episode reports on the discovery of a side-channel vulnerability in Apple M-series chips and more

Cyber Security Today, March 20, 2024 – Misconfigured Firebase instances are leaking passwords, a China-related threat actor is hacking governments and more

This episode reports on new backdoors, a new paper giving advice to OT network operators and more

Staff training far more cost-effective than going through a cyber compromise – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

An interview with Rajiv Gupta, associate head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

Pilot cybersecurity training program for women to recruit third cohort

The program is overseen by the Information and Community Technology Council (ICTC) and funded by Microsoft and the federal government

Cyber Security Today, March 6, 2024 – VMware and Apple rush out security updates, a new ScreenConnect malware is found, and more

This episode reports on a survey of IT pros on insider attacks, US sanctions on a group that markets commercial spyware, and more

Canada’s anti-money laundering agency hit by a cyber attack

FINTRAC says it has been managing the attack for the past 24 hours

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