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

RSA boosts lifecyle, governance suites

Solutions help security pros run identity and access certification campaigns more frequently

Rogue APs cause headache at Pan Am Games

A familiar problem for CIOs affected the media centre as the Toronto event was about to start. Read how it was solved

Building Toronto’s Pan Am Games network: Defining fast IT

Unlike the Olympics, technicians didn't have early access to venues. Read how quickly things have to be done

WinServer 2003 end of support is only days away: What CISOs should do

Still have a server running a 12-year old OS in your environment? It's not too late to do something

Eight things CISOs should do if their enterprise is hacked

First, stay calm, says a security vendor. Then gather your team to understand what happened. Read what else needs to be done

Max factor: Toughening authentication

CISOs increasingly understand the need for two-factor or multi-factor authentication. Here's some advice

Cisco to buy cloud security provider

OpenDNS, whose Umbrella cloud network protection service blocks advanced attacks, is being acquired

How CISOs can find and secure rogue cloud applications

Don't have a handle on the cloud apps employees are using? Two Canadian organizations found the answer in cloud access security brokers

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