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

Why the sound of silence may be deafening to CISOs

Complacency may give rise to acceptance of shortcuts, a security expert writes. Not only does it lead to airplane crashes it can also lead to breaches. Read why

Drupal CMS admins cautioned about update problems

Researcher says some versions of the open source platform don't show failed updates. Developers say risk is overstated

Canadian banks top targets of malware, says report from Trend Micro

Research from Trend Micro also shows that unlike the U.S., ransomware isn't big here

Warning: Wire fraud phishing attempts start the new year

Email scam spoofs exec's address to convince employees to pay phoney invoices. Can you spot the tip-offs?

Canadian navy stung again by insider, but this time data wasn’t stolen

Admiral says Web designer with over 1,000 secret documents had only mishandled storage, not stolen data

Ukrainian power attack a wake-up call, says Canadian utility CIRO

Malware that temporarily shut down power system delivered through Microsoft Word macro

Security predictions 2016: More ransomware, tougher cyber insurance

This year will see an increase in attacks through IoT devices, extortion and by ISIS, say experts

Canadians are most of the victims as banking Trojan returns

Criminal behind the Ramnit botnet, which had been shut in February, are back

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