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

Cyber security certification program for Canadian SMBs to launch soon

CyberNB is bringing the British Cyber Essentials certification program here. Read why

Ontario’s new security advisor to create a “centre of excellence” for threat analysis

Ray Boisvert will use public sources of information to help Ontario cabinet make security risk-related decisions

You’ll never know you’ve been attacked by some countries, Canadian infosec pros told

Some countries are so sophisticated you'll never detect their cyber attacks, says former CSIS head. He also said Canadian governments should share more intelligence with private sector

Mandatory cyber audits coming for publicly-traded companies, Canadian audience told

Former Homeland Security secretary turned risk management consultant Tom Ridge makes prediction at risk management conference

Canada under-invests in IT, senior bureaucrat tells cyber security conference

Top civil servant in spy agency also says governments and private sector have to work better together

Canadian firms over-confident about detecting fraud, says consulting firm

Nearly a quarter of respondents aren’t confident about detecting external threats from online hackers

RCMP again complains about Shared Services Canada’s performance

Eleven-hour network outage last month prompted letter to Public Safety Minister

Most pen testers say they can crack a system within 12 hours: Survey

Study for Nuix finds white hats believe most times they have no trouble successfully attacking cyber defences

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