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

Trustwave ‘hiring like mad,’ including in Canada, after acquisition

New owner Singtel will give security vendor more support, including for its new Canadian managed services operations centre

Check Point says new sandbox catches malware before infection

Adopting technology from a recent acquisition, company says Sandblast can catch evading malware

HP’s cloud-based DNS traffic analysis to spot early signs of malware

New service will analyze customer DNS traffic for suspicious signs. Also, more kick for HP Fortify

HyTrust extends to access control suite to VMware NSX

The latest version of CloudControl includes support for VMware's network virtualization platform. Also, read details about NSX 6.2

Behind the rise in Canada of managed security providers

Canadian CISOs are increasingly turning to MSSPs. Read why and what services are in demand

Gurucul self-audit portal enlists privileged staff to help spot improper access

Gurucul's Risk Analytics platform now includes self-audit portal so users can see unusual access to files with their credentials

Canadians are victims of China-based VPN network and new malware kit, say vendors

Researchers from RSA and Trustwave detail new attacks: One is a VPN service that cleans IP addresses with other companies' servers, the other a new exploit kit

New threat information sharing platform includes data privacy controls

Comilion offers CISOs a way to share threat data through peer-to-peer trusted networks they create

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