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

Exploit kits will get even more complex, warns Dell

CISOs have to patch systems regularly to meet the threat of malware authors, company says in new report

Two-thirds of infosec pros say they can’t defend email attacks: Study

Survey also shows respondents whose firms spent more on security than others didn't feel safer

Apple backdoor court order being watched in Canada

Order could mean police have a way to access encrypted devices without backdoor legislation

C-suite over-estimates risk of malicious insiders: Study

Seventy per cent of CxOs questioned thought malicious insiders were the biggest threat, but in reality about 31 per cent of breaches can be blamed on them

Security industry has learned nothing from patching lapses: Report

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's annual cyber risk report shows failure to patch is a big hole in enterprise environments

New next-gen firewall from Cisco, security mainframe from IBM

Cisco's Firepower NGFW has integrated services, while the IBM z13s mainframe has improved cryptographic processing

Seven solutions to help secure Active Directory

These applications will help CISOs ensure Active Directory is less exposed to vulnerabilities

Infosec pros still pressured to release unsecure projects: Survey

Canadian respondents also said an increased budget was at the very top of their security wishlist

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