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

Will Microsoft privacy deal with German service provider be followed here?

Deal making provider the 'data trustee' for Microsoft's European cloud customers seen as a way to get around U.S. law. But users will pay a premium

Force Canadian organizations to have a CSO, says expert

It's time regulators demanded every firm have a chief security officer, conference told. Read why

Is your BYOD policy working? If not, here’s what can be done

Allowing staff to bring their own devices works if they follow the rules. When they don't CISOs have to act

Develop an application whitelisting policy for better access control

Blacklisting has advantages but its counterpart is increasingly being looked at by CISOs. A new report offers advice

How merging automation and analytics can boost IT security

Analytics is increasingly being used in security solutions but results have to be automated to have impact

RSA makes Archer risk and compliance suite easier for business users

Improvements include ability to create drag and drop workflows, and new task-driven landing pages

Cisco’s new Threat Awareness Service aimed to help SMBs

Cloud-based monitoring improves visibility into suspicious network activity. Read about other Cisco security announcements

Canadian firm finds staff misbehaviour with new SAS security suite

Altus Group's decision to be an early adopter of SAS Cybersecurity paid off. Read why

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