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

Cyber Security Today, April 19, 2024 – Police bust phishing rental platform, a nine-year old virus found on Ukrainian computers, and more

This episode reports on a threat actor targeting governments in the Middle East with a novel way of hiding malware is going international, and more

Cyber Security Today, April 17, 2024 – More suspicious attempts to take over open source projects, a data theft at a Cisco Duo partner,...

This episode reports on security updates from Delinea and PuTTY, and reports on bad bots and threat actors going after Zoom meetings

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 12, 2024

This episode features a discussion on Microsoft's cybersecurity troubles, worries about open source, a warning about abusing IT help desks to launch attacks and more

Cyber Security Today, April 12, 2024 – A warning to Sisense customers, a new tactic for spreading the Raspberry Robin worm, and more

A warning to Sisense customers, a new tactic for spreading the Raspberry Robin worm, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Friday April 12th,...

Cyber Security Today, April 8, 2024 – Crooks are hijacking Facebook pages to spread phoney AI applications

This episode reports on a Facebook scam, a Magento attack, and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 5, 2024

This episode features a discussion on a highly critical report on the hacking of Microsoft Exchange Online email accounts, a case study of a ransomware attack and the discovery of a years-long infiltration of an open source group to insert a backdoor into Linux

Cyber Security Today, April 5, 2024 – New ransomware gang claims 11 victims, Ivanti promises to overhaul product security, and more

This episode reports on vulnerabilities in HTTP/2, RDP weaknesses a major cause of successful cyber attacks, and more

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