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

Canadian cyber firm confirms it was the victim described in RSA investigation

The Windows event log analyzer made by Altair Technologies had a backdoor installed for two weeks in 2015

How an attacker beat anti-fraud protocols, and other cyber security incident cases

Verizon's annual Data Breach Digest tells tales of elaborate spear phishing scams, scam eCommerce sites, and janitors being bribed to infect their employers with malware.

Kaspersky releases secure IoT operating system for developers

OS can be customized by manufacturers, with security assured through customer-audited policies

The worst presentation CISOs make to boards (and how to avoid it)

At RSA Conference 2017 infosec pros got a lot of advice on how a CISOs should speak to a board. Here's a synopsis

Government needs to regulate cyber security of IoT, somehow, say experts

At RSA Conference the industry is warned that 'at some point somebody will get killed' unless there's action

Can’t get users to change behaviour? The problem may be the security team

IT staff think technology is simple, attendees at RSA Conference are told. Read why that may be the problem

Embrace and conquer chaos, infosec pros told

At RSA Conference 2017 the host company's CTO tells audience not to fear chaos

‘Digital Geneva convention’ urged to stop countries from launching cyber attacks

At the RSA Conference the plea is made by Microsoft president, who also calls for an international agency to monitor Internet attacks

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