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

Rogers to launch LTE-based network for IoT devices

Called LTE-M, Rogers said the new network will be ideal for solutions that need to send data over long distances

Canada to host multistakeholder conference on AI in Montreal

Academics, interest groups and businesses from G7 countries will be part of the conference

Cyber Security Today: Oct. 17, 2018 –Fake Adobe Flash update, phony digital mining app, protect against support scams

Today's podcast covers the latest cryptojacking con, a warning that some apps can't mine cryptocurrencies and how to avoid support scams

StatsCan report: 21 per cent of Canadian businesses impacted by a cyber event in 2017

Report covering more than 10,000 businesses tries to paint a detailed picture of the impact of cyber crime. But an analyst says it still underestimates the number of breaches

Almost three quarters of Canadian SMBs don’t have patching policy: Survey

A survey sponsored by the Canadian Internet Registry Authority also shows only 54 per cent of small businesses said their firm provides cybersecurity training for employees

Cyber Security Today: Oct. 15, 2018 — Fake Android app, Facebook ‘friends’ and check that link

Today's podcast covers a malicious app that impersonates the Google Play Store icon, a Facebook friends scam and where you can go to check suspicious links

Five Eyes cyber agencies detail list of popular hacking tools

In an effort to help infosec pros, experts from cyber security agencies in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Australian and New Zealand identify five common attack tools, how to detect them and general mitigations

Cyber Security Today: Oct. 12, 2018 — What do you know about cyber security, and a sophisticated phishing attack

Today's podcast coves a survey of Canadians cyber security knowledge, a new angle on phishing and a reminder to look for security updates

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