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

More IT security teams meeting business, maturity goals, says study

The annual State of Security Operations reports finds 'a turning of the tide' among SOC's studied in 2017. However, 20 per cent of the group failed to reach level 1

Tim Horton’s struck by POS attack; All issues now addressed, says supplier

POS maker Panasonic Canada says it has looked after issues stemming from a virus that hit systems in the popular chain. Read what should be done to secure point of sale devices and networks

Rate of economic crime in Canada is leaping: Report

Report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers says nearly half of respondents believe cyber crime will be the most disruptive force to their organization in the next two years

Another huge Memcached-based DDoS attack launched. How to stop it

Attackers are exploiting the open source memory caching system for big reflection attacks. There are easy ways to prevent your firm from being exploited

Give privacy commissioner enforcement power, says parliamentary committee

Privacy czar should be able to impose fines, make orders, says committee. It also recommends bringing PIPEDA into compliance with Europe's upcoming GDPR privacy law

Canada in ‘pretty good shape’ against cyber infrastructure attacks: Goodale

Public Safety Minister says we're good but need to get better. However, a conference speaker later said she believes Canada's infrastructure is vulnerable

Organizations lax on IoT security, says vendor report

Trustwave survey found only 28 per cent of respondents say their IoT security strategy is very important to the organization. Read recommendations for a solid IoT security strategy

Federal budget: RCMP, CSE to get new cyber crime fighting centres

The RCMP's National Cybercrime Co-ordination Unit will be where people and business can report cyber crime; while the Centre for Cyber Security is where they will find security resources

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