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

RSA 2016: A call for a new approach to cyber security

Organizations are't taking, and in many cases are not planning to take, the necessary steps to protect themselves from advanced threats, complains RSA president

RSA 2016: Women speak out on the trials and joys of infosec careers

A panel discusses how to get ahead in spite of sexism in the infosec industry

RSA 2016 preview: Encryption controversy, product announcements

As the conference opens the Apple/FBI backdoor fight and new products highlight the news

New reports warn of extent of phishing

One vendor is tracking more than 90 threat actor groups that use spear phishing, with experience ranging from novice cybercriminals to advanced nation-state cyber operations

28 per cent of Canadian firms hit by cybercrime in the last 24 months: Survey

If cybercrime continues to rise one third of Canadian firms will soon be hit, says Pricewaterhouse Coopers report

Give management the right security metrics

If you aren't getting a sympathetic ear upstairs it may be because you're giving them the wrong numbers

Canadian spy agency watchdog can’t estimate how much metadata was wrongly shared

Slip, blamed on 'lack of due diligence' by the Communications Security Establishment, went on for years

Basic security practices and user education imperative to blunt breaches: IBM

Criminals and nation states have become more sophisticated than ever in evading defences, report says

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