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

Many mobile apps leaving ports open, warn university researchers

Study finds vulnerability in Google Play store apps, showing app developers still aren't being careful enough

More ‘widgets’ coming for McAfee endpoint suite, says exec

In an interview Brian Dye says the company's Endpoint Security platform can adapt to new capabilities

Weak, stolen passwords still a leading factor in breaches: Verizon report

Annual report on incidents and breaches in 84 countries is a mix of bad news, trends and advice to infosec pros

Patch management essentials

Patching software needs to be done in a methodical way to keep on top of things. Here are some resources

Why creating a Purple Team will improve cyber defence

So called Purple Teams -- Red and Blue teams that work together -- promise to improve detection and remediation. Read why

CISOs must get a better handle on the effectiveness of their arsenals

There are dozens of products used in most enterprise security architectures. But do you know how effective each one is?

Risky business: 45 per cent of employees admit to unsafe data access practices

Using public Wi-Fi and personal email accounts for work are some of the violations admitted, even though many get security training

What confident CISOs have in common

Survey of pros that rate their organizations' capabilities highly share a number of characteristics. including seeing cyber security as a core strategic goal of the company

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