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

How to secure consumer IoT devices in the enterprise

The Online Trust Alliance issues a checklist for infosec pros on how to secure consumer-grade IoT devices they buy

Microsoft designs Linux-based secure processor for IoT platform

Upgradable chip will be licenced royalty-free to manufacturers to help solve the problem of insecure devices endangering people and the enterprise

Cyber Security Today: Making hackers avoid Canada, and is your Android phone secure

A senior Canadian security official urges firms and residents here to help make this country an unattractive neighborhood for cyber criminals

Percentage of firms with cloud-first strategy drops, McAfee survey shows

Company exec denies the number means confidence in cloud security is dropping. Also, 25 per cent of respondents said their organization had suffered a data theft from public cloud

Cyber Security Today: Mobile phishing attacks, forget passwords and patch your Windows

Mobile phishing attacks on the rise, you may soon be able to forget passwords and patch your Windows. We're bringing you the latest cyber security...

Don’t expect too many secrets from the new Centre for Cyber Security

Deputy minister talks about what the new Canadian Centre will offer CISOs; also, the need for private sector collaboration to increase cyber resiliency

DNS filtering a critical part of a defence in depth strategy, says CIRA official

In a webinar hosted by IT World Canada, CIRA describes its DNS Firewall service that prevents malware from communicating with malicious command and control servers

Ottawa will share more cyber threat information with business, MP promises

At a Toronto cyber security conference the parliamentary secretary to the Public Safety Minister talked of co-operation, new agencies and the date new data breach regulations will be revealed

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