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

Kaspersky hits back against critics

After Bloomberg News alleged the company works more closely with Russia's intelligence agency that most know, Kaspersky says the facts have been 'misconstrued'

CATA to hold sessions for boosting Canada’s cyber security sector

Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance wants to hear from industry on how to expand cyber sector

Nova Scotia privacy czar calls for mandatory breach notification

Provincial privacy commissioner calls for a complete overhaul of Nova Scotia's information access and privacy legislation

Canada ‘regrets’ UN group can’t reach consensus on applying international law in cyberspace

Will failure mean nation-state cyber attacks can increase? A Canadian government official has doubts, but says the situation is serious

Patch management could have stopped NotPetya attacks: Verizon

In an interview with Canadian reporters the head of the communications company's cyber investigations talks says the basics still count

New ransomware strain will victimize those who haven’t installed Microsoft patch

Dubbed ExPetr, this strain leverages a number of vulnerabilities found from leaked NSA code

Experts debate value of China’s promise to Canada not to back industrial theft

One calls it of no value, but others say there's evidence China's activity is slowing. Also, can there be international agreement on cyber norms of behavior by states?

What should governments do to confront global cyber threats?

As Canada and China agree not to try to steal corporate secrets an infosec pro suggests nations need to be more aggressive in the wake of nation-state attacks against governments and businesses

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