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

WiFi vulnerability ‘looks really bad’

Infosec pros worried that newly discovered holes in the WPA2 protocol open wireless encryption to attack

Warning issued for password control over system accounts

These often unmonitored accounts used for automated mailings can be a vulnerability if passwords aren't protected. Read why

Companies should report more detail in breach reports: Federal privacy czar

Commissioner wants companies to report on the state of their data safeguards, and to keep breach records for five years

This cyber attack gives new meaning to the word ‘sophisticated’

Cisco's Talos threat intelligence team shows how attackers are increasingly trying to leverage DNS TXT records to create a bidirectional command and control channel

Carleton University to head international cyber network

Called Global EPIC, the group of academics and incubators wants to raise cyber security to a science to improve protection

At Montreal ICS security conference, worries over Canada’s readiness to face cyber attacks

”I honestly think they’re going too slow,” says one expert. Read what owners of Canada's industrial control and SCADA systems should be doing

Canadian firm attacked via software supplier shows need for third party security

Criminals planted ransomware in company's servers through a third party software supplier. Ready what experts say CISOs have to prevent third-party related breaches

Cyber security awareness month: Training doesn’t always have to be serious

Sometimes making staff laugh is an effective way to get a message across. Read this and other lessons from a CSO

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