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

12 security questions to ask cloud providers

A European information security group's report is full of tips on how to chose a cloud provider

Informatica solution to discover and rank sensitive data

Security@Source will automatically find structured data across the enterprise and rate its security protection

Challenge vendors to prove security solutions work: RSA chief

At the opening of RSA 2015 Conference, a complaint that IT pros and industry need a new attitude to beat cyber attackers

Canadian firm releases latest version of data classification suite

Titus says the new policy engine in its new software bundle makes it easier to apply complex rules to information

Doing basic security still pays, says report

Verizon's annual breach report shows documented evidence that the basic defences are still effective. Read why

Startup offers another way to protect password databases

TapLink is a cloud service that hashes passwords with a huge pool of random data. Read why the founder says it works

Easier encryption, certificate management

Secure Islands says its new version makes it easier to add end to end encryption, while DigiCert adds certificate management to its service

Network breaches not being caught fast enough, says report

Verizon's annual compilation of data breach reports shows people are still the biggest source of incidents

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