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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

Cisco, Microsoft urge governments to follow best practices for cyber risk regulations

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Coalition of tech, telecom and financial firms to fight against 'one-off, untested and burdensome' regulatory requirements

Ottawa conference creates roadmap towards Internet governance amid admissions there’s a long way to go

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The second global conference of the Internet and Jurisdiction Policy Network creates a plan for finding solutions to international mistrust. But two participants warn there's still a lot to do before next year's meeting

Data deletion policy key to reducing breach risks, Canadian privacy pros told

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Every organization needs a data retention policy that sets out when information is to be erased. Read how to do it

U.S. warns of Russian cyber intrusions of critical infrastructure

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The alert reads like a CISO's nightmare --and, arguably, a blueprint for what to look for in a sophisticated attack

Canada used by POS thieves to hide data theft

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After stealing point of sale credit card info, thieves temporarily warehoused the data in servers in Canada, the Netherlands and South Korea before forwarding it. But that attempt at misdirection only helped investigators

Malspam campaign spreading three varieties of ransomware

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Campaigns include infected Word documents that are supposedly password protected. Enter the password and the infection chain starts

Uber argument that data theft wouldn’t be a risk to users is a warning, says consumer group

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Riding sharing company told Alberta it didn't believe victims were at a real risk of significant harm. That's the standard in the new federal law, which shows it won't work says the head of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Fewer Canadian CIOs increasing security, company says survey suggests

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A security vendor frets that CIOs aren't ramping up their cyber security activities this year.
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