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

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Cyber Security Today, Feb. 2, 2024 – AI fakes are making trouble for facial recognition logins, and more

US government departments told to take two Ivanti devices offline by midnight tonight

Proposed Canadian AI law is like a race car without an engine, expert tells Parliamentary committee

Proposed legislation needs more details, more public consultation, former UofT computer science professor testifies

Industrial firms must pay more attention to OT cybersecurity, says vendor

One electricity provider told Dragos CEO that it spends US$100 million a year on IT security, and just US$5 million on OT security

Warning: Threat actors getting around some Ivanti mitigations

Cyber authorities in the U.S. and Australia have issued new warnings to IT administrators to take more action to protect Ivanti Connect Secure and...

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 31, 2024 – A new ransomware strain found, and questions about the level of ransomware payments

This episode reports on ransomware news, a survey of infosec pros in the financial sector and more

Canadian government investigating another hack at Global Affairs

Government says attacker accessed personal information

Government vows to address corporate privacy worries in proposed cybersecurity law

Department officials tell MPs that government 'is aware of privacy concerns' of private sector about proposed cybersecurity incident reporting law

Updated: U.S. has disabled parts of Chinese hacking infrastructure, says Reuters

American authorities got legal authorization to remotely disable aspects of a Chinese-based hacking campaign, sources have told Reuters. The news agency said in an exclusive...

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