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

More Canadian telcos should detail police data requests: Privacy commissioner

Daniel Therrien also complains that police still want access without warrants to wireless subscriber data

CRTC has wrong focus on digital divide, carriers complain

Concentrate on access and affordability, not a grand strategy, Canadian Telecom Summit told

Some Canadian firms still think they won’t be targets of cyber attacks, conference told

Upcoming mandatory data breach reporting rules may help spread awareness, experts agree

Telecom CEO: “Empower the right person with the right skillset to step up at the right time”

Make sure your corporate culture is the right one, CEO of Calgary communications tower company tells Canadian telecom industry officials

Patch quickly to check ransomware, Canadian telecom industry warned

Attackers are reverse-engineering patches to quickly exploit them, official from Check Point Software tells Canadian Telecom Summit

Phishing awareness training almost futile, say Canadian bank infosec pros

'You can't fix stupid,' says one security directors at RBC. Read why they despair

Private sector should lead Canada’s cyber security strategy, say experts

There should be leadership from the C-suite, not Ottawa, conference told. Read why

How not to panic in an IT security crisis

Sooner or later your organization will face an IT crisis from an attack. An expert offers advice on what to do

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