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, Dec. 4, 2023 – A warning to water treatment utilities, a boot vulnerability could affect millions of PCs, and more.

This episode  reports on a campaign against critical infrastructure using PLCs, a vulnerability in PCs, and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, December 1, 2023

This episode features a discussion on ransomware, the latest explanation from Okta of a support hack and a survey of infosec pros whose firms were hacked

Cyber Security Today, Dec. 1, 2023 podcast – More on Booking.com compromises

This episode reports on the sanctioning of the Sinbad crypto mixer and more

All Okta customer support users had their email addresses copied

Identity and access provider Okta now says the threat actor who accessed its customer help desk system last month got the names and email...

Failure of technology to detect attacks is a prime cause of breaches: Survey

Despite the money being poured into cybersecurity by IT departments, the leading cause of breaches of security controls was the failure of technology to...

Canadian group gets $2.2 million to research AI threat detection for wireless networks

Ericsson Canada and three universities have been awarded funds by the National Cybersecurity Coalition

Proposed Canadian AI law ‘fundamentally flawed,’ Parliament told

A privacy lawyer said the proposed AI bill is vague and sets a dangerous precedent. Read why

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 29, 2023 – More ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector

This episode reports on a company hit twice by a ransomware gang, the arrest in Ukraine of the alleged head of a ransomware gang, and more

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