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

IT World Canada strikes partnership with Canadian Cybersecurity Network

Goal is to make it easier for infosec pros to access each organization's content

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 15, 2024 – Three warnings to application developers

This episode covers reports with warnings to application developers from Recorded Future and Gitlab; how an accounting company was victimized by a phishing message, and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024

This episode features a discussion about the cybersecurity job market in Canada

Cyber Security Today, Jan. 12, 2024 – A Chinese hacking group’s reach may be bigger than we thought

This episode reports on scams aimed at employees, a report on the Medusa ransomware group, the latest on the number of data breach victims and more

Canadian Cyber Centre now ranks threats with SecurityScorecard solution

The Canadian government's cyber authority has started using a U.S. company's security ratings platform to rank cyber threats to the country's critical infrastructure. The Canadian...

Warning issued to admins of Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways

Admins urged to immediately install mitigations in advance of patches being released

Mandiant admits hacked X account didn’t have 2FA

Mandiant says the loss of control of its X/Twitter account last week was likely caused by a brute force password attack on one employee's...

Warning: A fake ‘security researcher’ is trying to trick ransomware victims

Researchers at Arctic Wolf say someone is contacting victim firms claiming they can delete or recover stolen data from a ransomware gang's server -- for a fee

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