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

Android phones at risk from another Stagefright exploit

Bug underlines how wireless carriers have to work with Google and handset makers to push patches faster

Rising ransomware now threatens critical infrastructure

Four people at Ottawa Hospital were victims of ransomware. Fortunately only their PCs were affected and no data was exposed

RCMP turned its back on Shared Services Canada: News report

According to CBC, documents show the Mounties have serious complaints about the IT services it gets from the government

Canada’s national cyber threat centre looking to expand

The Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre is about to double its size and wants to expand its subscribers. An interview with its director

There’s enough blame to go around

Infosec pros may like to swap stories about the stupid things users do, but a columnist suggests they argues mistakes, too

Why CISOs have to consolidate security tools

A layered defence is fine but it can lead to a multitude of tools. Infosec pros have to keep winnowing them down

Spending under pressure won’t make your enterprise more secure, CISOs advised

An inside or external incident may put the squeeze on infosec teams to hike spending. Here's why it should be resisted

You’ll Drown by not fixing this vulnerability

CISOs need to discover if internal servers, apps and cloud providers use the SSLv2 protocol, which has a proven bug

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