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

Cost of Canadian data breaches continues to rise, says study

The annual Ponemon/IBM report says The average cost of data breaches at Canadian companies is going up, it’s taking them longer to detect breaches and longer to contain them. Read how

Protection of systems from internal attacks is “rather poor,” says vendor

After looking at data from its penetration tests and vulnerability assessments Positive Technologies finds very little to be positive about. Read why

Cyber Security Today: Malware has two weapons, another macro attack and more Android security patches

Today's podcast covers a new cryptomining malware that installs ransomware or a miner, a macro attack on desktop shortcuts and the latest Android security patches

Look for transferable capabilities, not set skills, to beat cyber talent shortage: Deloitte

Look for communications, critical thinking and other soft skills in addition to technical knowledge, says report. Read why

Cyber Security Today: Backup your data, Linux distro escapes damage and watch for crypto-mining

Today's podcast outlines a devastating attack on a web provider, a nearly devastating attack on a Linux distribution and a warning on increasing crypto-mining malware

Another Emotet banking trojan campaign is spreading, warns Canadian managed security provider

eSentire says email with invoice attachments contain infected Microsoft Word documents

The limits of an insider threat program

Most organizations need a insider threat program that will alert on suspicious behaviour. But prevention, not detection, should be the first defence

UK minimum cyber security standard should be followed in Canada, says expert

Standard includes a number of things departments must do to comply with cyber security obligations. It's a useful starting place, says one Canadian expert.

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