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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
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Articles by Howard Solomon

UK info czar report highlights differences with Canada over political parties and privacy

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British report says political parties should follow of code of practice within privacy law. But Canada's proposed Election Modernization Act only says parties here should have an understandable privacy policy

Cyber Security Today: Another cryptocurrency wallet theft, more on password security

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In today's podcast I talk about the digital currency theft at Israel-based Bancor exchange, the discovery of a huge cache of stolen login credentials and a warning to be careful about tweets and photos of strangers

Cost of Canadian data breaches continues to rise, says study

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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eSentire says email with invoice attachments contain infected Microsoft Word documents
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