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

Seven ways to tighten cyber security

Your organization either has been or will be breached. That doesn't mean you're defenceless. Here's how to reduce risk

Canadian survey aims to improve data on state of cyber security here

Canadian Advance Technology Alliance asking organizations if they have the people and tools to protect data

Canadian firms among targets of new malware, says FireEye

Users infected by email attachment with old Microsoft Word exploit

New threat intelligence sharing site to open for all Canadian firms

Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange will allow CISOs of any size and from any industry to share threat information

Record high number of federal data breaches, says Canada’s privacy commissioner

Audit also found more than 90 per cent of 17 federal departments didn't track all portable storage devices through their lifecycle

Ontario government, IBM smacked for bungled software project

IBM Corp. and Ontario's Ministry of Community and Social Services have been stung by the province's auditor general for the bungled software system launch – a scenario that will cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars for software fixes and overpayments to recipients.

SIDEBAR: Ontario effort among the worst a project manager has ever seen

Hard to understand how executive committee could allow new case management system to go ahead, says expert

Six steps to improve network visibility

Few organizations can say they have complete visibility into their network traffic. Here's tips on solving that

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