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

Malware campaign attacking select targets, including Canada

Suspected by Check Point Software of coming from Lebanon, it has hit defence, telecom and educational institutions

Eight per cent of your partners may be a high security risk: Study

Organizations that firms allow to connect to their networks could pose a greater security risk than CSOs assume

Advice to CSOs: Have a sense of humour

The chief security officer for an analytics vendor says IT administrators have to be resilient to withstand the pressure of the job. Read why

Cisco issues fixes for IOS/IOS XE software

For the first time company issues bundles alerts and fixes for IOS and IOS XE operating systems

Expert Bruce Schneier: It’s hard not to despair over the state of IT security

15 years ago he wrote a book on network security. On the anniversary he looks back and sees little has changed

New PoS malware found, says Cisco

Dubbed PoSeidon, it includes a keylogger for passwords and a memory scraper to scoop credit card numbers

Service to offer free TLS certificates

Cisco Systems, Akamai are behind Let's Encrypt, which hopes to encourage more Web sites to boost security. Read how it will work

Service lets CISOs compare effectiveness of security products

Offering from NSS Labs can also be used as a warning tool systems aren't up for the latest malware

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