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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

Canadian mandatory breach notification starts November 1, no regulations yet

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Ottawa has set the daa but companies are still waiting for the regulations that detail how they have to comply with new reporting law

Cyber Security Today: Fake Kaspersky anti-virus, patch your Apple devices and take care with mobile apps

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That USB drive you've been given could have phoney Kaspersky software; don't forget to install Apple's latest patches and mobile apps for running home devices lead data

Canadian victims in huge Saks breach likely swiped payment cards, says expert

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Retailer either had POS machines that didn't accept secure chip cards or customers weren't prevented from swiping their cards, says security vendor that broke news of the hack

We’re in a ‘constant state of cyber conflict,’ says international expert

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Adam Segal of the Council on Foreign Relations warns the world may soon split into factions if they can't agree on Internet norms of state behavior

Cyber Security Today: Canadian firms surveyed on phishing, jail time for a U.S. hacker, and costly spelling mistakes

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How serious a problem is phishing in Canada? In this podcast you['ll learn that nearly one-third of respondents to a survey say their staff have divulged information to phishing. Also a U.S. man in jail after pleading guilty to cyber attacks, and why making a typo in a URL can get you in trouble

Boeing a victim of WannaCry cryptoworm ransomware a year after outbreak

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Company says attack hit only a few machines. But why weren't they patched months ago?

Cyber Security Today: Cities told to get smart, tracing stolen Bitcoin and Apple flaw in processing QR codes

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Cities warned to quickly embrace smart technology or risk being left behind in a "digital Rust Belt"; there may be a way to trace stolen bitcoin and the latest version of Apple’s IOS allows iPhone users to be suckered by malicious QR codes

Cyber Security Today – Industrial control systems bugged; websites under attack; Atlanta recovers from ransomware

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Over 320 bugs in industrial control system components were discovered by security researchers in the second half of 2017, says a survey by Kaspersky. These systems run everything from electricity and water plants to manufacturing factories. More than half of the vulnerabilities were ranked as having a high or critical level of risk.
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