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

How SaskPower handled an employee snooping incident

The provincial privacy commissioner largely had good words for how breach was handled. Read why

Be prepared for the pitfalls of IoT, says CISO

Security author and expert advises infosec pros on what to look for in Internet of Things devices

Microsoft paper raises issue of who researchers should report bugs to

A proposal on international cyber security norms governments and the private sector should follow raises thorny issues

Win10 Anniversary Update makes it easier to add external devices for authentication

In addition to biometrics CISOs will find it easier to build or buy solutions that drop passwords and let employees use smart phones, wearables, specialized USB fobs and smart cards

Malware banking campaigns against Canadians are increasing: Report

ProofPoint says over the last two months it has detected more campaigns with this country as the target

Mobile malware, unpatched Android devices are increasing problems say studies

Three per cent of all enterprise iOS devices had malware, and nearly twice as many of all enterprise Android devices were infected, says one report

Lack of visibility into encrypted traffic still causing trouble

Google's recent upgraded cyper for Chrome could cause more trouble than protection for some enterprises

Advice to CIOs: Be fast, decisive and carry cable cutters

“Incremental change won't work,” says the IT leader. “It's like incrementally killing someone: It's called torture.” Read why

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