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, May 3, 2024 – North Korea exploits weak email DMARC settings, and the latest Verizon analysis of thousands of data breaches

This episode reports on warnings about threats from China, Russia and North Korea, the hack of Dropbox Sign's infrastructure, and more

Cyber Security Today, May 1, 2024 – Data may have been stolen in London Drugs cyber attack, Congressional testimony today by UnitedHealth CEO on...

This episode reports on a vulnerability in the R programming language, fines against large American wireless carriers, and more

Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks are hitting firms using Okta ID management solutions, and more

This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notifications and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 26, 2024

This episode features a discussion on the latest in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a vulnerability in an abandoned Apache open source project, the next step in Canada's proposed critical infrastructure cybersecurity law and the future of TikTok

Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 – Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a WordPress plugin

This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die, and more

Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024 – Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more

This episode reports on the danger of using expired open-source packages, a tool used by a Russian hacking group and password advice

Cyber Security Today, April 22, 2024 -Vulnerability in CrushFTP file transfer software, security updates for Cisco’s controller management application, and more

This episode reports on a new campaign to steal credentials from LastPass users, a warning to admits of Ivanti Avalanche mobile device management software, and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday April 19, 2024

On this episode Jen Ellis, co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ways of fighting one of the biggest cyber threats to IT departments

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