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

Ashley Madison’s new security head seeks redemption

Company is building a leading information security and data privacy program to retain trust, infosec pros told

Bad Rabbit ransomware site up only for six hours

Malware contains list of common weak passwords for spreading across corporate networks once an initial device has been infected

There’s a ‘gold rush’ for cyber security solutions to meet coming demands, conference told

Clash of restless young mobile users, the digital economy and cyber security will have to be faced by Canadian cities, says expert. Read why

WannaCry alert a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Ontario city

When a warning about the ransomware hit the city's IT department, that's when it discovered over 1,000 unpatched machines

Ransomware, security awareness highlight MISA Ontario infosec conference

Provincial group for information systems professionals hears how police force fell to penetration test

CISOs shouldn’t plan to protect everything, says McAfee exec

Candace Worley tells the Mpower conference that infosec leaders have to make risk-based choices

Endpoints, the cloud are the future focus for cyber security: McAfee CEO

The network won't be the control point in the future for building a cyber security architecture, conference told. Read why

New McAfee tool uses analytics to help threat hunters

Called Investigator, the SaaS offering will help infosec pros weed through alerts and make recommendations. Also announced at the company's Mpower conference is a new Behavior Analytics product

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