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

Nearly half of compromises due to insecure remote-access software and policies: Report

In its annual look at data from customer devices Trustwave has some telling numbers

Ottawa to create new group to oversee all intelligence agencies’ activities

New legislation revealed today to create appointed body to for the first time oversee all security agencies

Average data breach could still cost a Canadian organization millions: Report

The third annual study funded by IBM shows 27 Canadian organizations lost an average of $5.78 million

Vancouver flooring site makes online trust group’s honor roll

BuildDirect.com sails through Online Trust Alliance's privacy audit. Read how your site can meet the standard

Cyber threats against Canadian democratic processes will increase, warns spy agency

Multiple hactivist groups most likely to try to disrupt next federal election, says CSE

Canadian casinos, miners targeted by FIN10 group, says report

FireEye has identified a threat actor it calls FIN10 which has been attacking Canadian firms since at least 2013

Make cyber security personal for employees, says CISO

To make his staff more cyber aware the CISO of the Toronto Stock Exchange relates it to security in their personal lives

Exploding three myths about WannaCry ransomware

Infections may have been rare, but the malware was found hunting for victims in Canada, too. And most machines hit ran Windows 7

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