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

Vancouver gold producer victim of hack, say reports

Employee and corporate data dumped including passwords, email addresses and company budgets

Another reminder that attackers use spear phishing for initial compromise

Microsoft discovered a group leveraging a vulnerability in Windows, but its initial entry is with a familiar weapon

Facing the Canadian infosec job problem: A ‘mess and an opportunity’

There are few hard Canadian numbers, but everyone agrees there's a problem. But what to do about it?

Vendor issues ransomware warning for those using Android 4.x

A new exploit attacks those with older handsets; also, a report explains how CryptoWall 3.0 is so successful

Cybersecurity Alliance forms to help Canadian infosec groups work together

Group to bring together dozens of security and industry groups for better sharing of threat information and best practices

DDoS attacks getting more sophisticated, warns vendor

Application layer attacks increasingly can bypass security challenges, while network layer attacks use multi-vector tactics

No shortage of complaints about cloud service providers: Survey

Around 25 per cent cent of IT pros in eight countries said they suffered data breaches, difficulty migrating services, lack of visibility. Still, the shift to cloud is growing

How criminals get around retailers’ ban on shipping products overseas

When stolen credit card data is used to buy good online a sophisticated network helps launder them into cash

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