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

SIDEBAR: Two contrasting SOCs

To get an idea of how SOCs were scored the report include two brief case studies

Few security operations centres are making progress: Report

Eighty-five per cent of SOCs studied by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise didn't achieve recommended maturity levels --worse than 2014. Read why

Five Canadian hotels in Hyatt chain victims of malware

Those who paid at restaurants, spas, golf shops, parking or at front desks worldwide may have been victims

Phishing attacks partly enabled attackers to get celebrity nude photos, FBI alleges

Photos were in iCloud accounts that were hacked after victims were told someone had logged in from an unrecognized device

Court narrows ability of Ontario police to get cell phone tower records

Decision means wireless carriers in Ontario won't face orders to hand over broad amounts of data

Fewer than 60 per cent of Canadian companies surveyed have security training program: Report

Canadian firms are spending more than before, but are resources going in the right places?

Fortinet firewall OS needs patching, company warns

Older versions of the FortiOS operating system have to be updated immediately

How a Canadian university is overhauling its approach to IT security

A small network breach led to a big change in the University of New Brunswick's cyber security strategy

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