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

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Developer offers generic ransomware detection for OS X

Generic solutions promise to block all variations of malware, not just particular strains. But are the limitations worth it?

Alleged attacker posts how-to account of Hacking Team infiltration

How did someone get into an IT security firm that sells solutions to law enforcement? By being imaginative. CISOs need to mount defences the same way

Ransomware exploiting unpatched JBoss servers, warns Cisco

School boards running Follett's Destiny library management software on JBoss are particularly vulnerable, says alert

Ottawa open for comments on proposed breach notification regulations

Organizations have six weeks to tell federal government how data breach reporting regulations should be framed

Ottawa should create cyber threat advisory committee, says security lawyer

A member of CATA's cyber security council says expert committee should advise on improving public and private sector security

Self-propagating ransomware is coming, warns report

Ransomware usually hits one machine at a time. But a researcher warns variants now threaten to multiply and spread across networks. Read what you can do

CISOs rapped by Symantec for not patching fast enough

In its annual threat report, the security vendor finds record number of breaches due to lax patching

WordPress to add free encryption for custom domains

Provider is using the Let's Encrypt service to offer subscribers domain-validated certificates for improved security

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