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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

Cyber Security Today: A new way to spread malware and problems with a programmable credit card

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Today's podcast deals with emerging ways Microsoft Office attachments are being used to spread malware, an Adobe Flash exploit has been added to a kit hackers use and a bug in a programmable credit card

Ransomware the most common malware CISOs face today, says Verizon

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The 11th annual report points out how ransomware has grown. An analysis of over 53,000 incidents and 2,200 breaches it is full of numbers CISOs may find useful

Attacks on Cisco switches a reminder to pay attention to year-old fix

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News reports say Cisco switches in Russia and Iran have been hijacked and a warning message left. No matter who did it the hole used should have been fixed months ago by system admins

Cyber Security Today: Protection for Office 365, trouble at ride-sharing app and watch third-party providers

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Today's podcast covers Microsoft's moves to increase security for Office 365 and a Toronto ride sharing app's trouble

Cyber Security Today: Rise of ransomware, ads on iOS apps and quantum computing

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Today's podcast covers IBM's annual Threat Intelligence Index, a warning about ads on iOS devices and what you could do with a quantum computer

All Web applications studied had at least one vulnerability, says Trustwave report

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In its 10th annual Global Security Report the vendor analyzes attack patterns. Some of the findings will worry CISOs

Ontario hospital’s exposure of tens of thousands of unused IP addresses was risky, says study

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In a global study of what's improperly exposed by hospitals around the world two security vendors find room for improvement

Make a game of cyber security for staff, infosec pros suggest

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Want to retain valuable talent? Instead of making daily work a grind make some of it a game, McAfee survey suggests. Read why
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