Currently a freelance writer, the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, He wrote for several of ITWC’s sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that he was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. Howard can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com
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- Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks are hitting firms using Okta ID management solutions, and moreby Howard Solomon on 29 April 2024 at 11:13
This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notification
- Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 26, 2024by Howard Solomon on 26 April 2024 at 19:43
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
- Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 – Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a WordPress pluginby Howard Solomon on 26 April 2024 at 11:13
This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die
- Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024 – Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and moreby Howard Solomon on 24 April 2024 at 11:52
This episode reports on the danger of using expired open-source packages, a tool used by a Russian hacking group and passw
- Cyber Security Today, April 22, 2024 -Vulnerability in CrushFTP file transfer software, security updates for Cisco’s controller management application, and moreby Howard Solomon on 22 April 2024 at 12:36
This episode reports on a new campaign to steal credentials from LastPass users, a warning to admits of Ivanti Avalanche mobile device management software
- Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday April 19, 2024by Howard Solomon on 19 April 2024 at 19:32
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 d
- Cyber Security Today, April 19, 2024 – Police bust phishing rental platform, a nine-year old virus found on Ukrainian computers, and moreby Howard Solomon on 19 April 2024 at 11:29
This episode reports on a threat actor targeting governments in the Middle East with a novel way of hiding malware is going international
- Meta’s new release sparks debate about open versus closed source AI: Hashtag Trending for Friday, April 19, 2024by Jim Love on 18 April 2024 at 21:55
Just how real is quantum computing? We have an amazing guest on our Weekend Edition who will talk about how she is helping people prepare for IT careers using quantum computing. Meta’s new AI release sparks a debate about open versus closed source AI, major legislation expanding US government surveillance capabilities goes largely unnoticed, big
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More Windows PCs previously blocked are now able to upgrade to Windows 11. Apple has fallen to number two in terms of iPhone market share. Salesforce makes news with a possible acquisition of Informatica. And a new AI wearable device gets savage reviews. All this and more on the “winners and losers” edition of Hashtag
- Cyber Security Today, April 17, 2024 – More suspicious attempts to take over open source projects, a data theft at a Cisco Duo partner, and moreby Howard Solomon on 17 April 2024 at 11:31
This episode reports on security updates from Delinea and PuTTY, and reports on bad bots and threat actors going after Zoo
- Broadcom backs down on VMWare pricing: Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, April 17, 2024by Jim Love on 17 April 2024 at 04:01
YouTube clamps down on third party apps that block ads. Experts predict a new cyber-war between Iran and Israel. Elon Musk backs down on his fight with the Brazilian government and Broadcom makes concessions in the face of customer outrage and European regulatory scrutiny of its new VMWare pricing. All this and more on the
- US government faces criticism over Microsoft security failures: Hashtag Trending, Tuesday April 16, 2024by Jim Love on 15 April 2024 at 21:40
Solar power is the largest source of new US electricity generation for the sixth month in a row, Microsoft is hiking prices on Dynamics 365 business apps by up to 16.7%, VMware’s Desktop Virtualization products rebranded as “Omnissa”, Tesla is laying off over 10% of global workforce amid delivery slump and the U.S. government gets
- US government faces criticism over handline Microsoft cybersecurity failures: Hashtag Trending for Tuesday April 16, 2024by Jim Love on 15 April 2024 at 20:12
Solar power is the largest source of new US electricity generation for the sixth month in a row, Microsoft is Hiking Prices on Dynamics 365 Business Apps By Up to 16.7%, VMware’s Desktop Virtualization Products Rebranded as “Omnissa”, Tesla is Laying Off Over 10% of Global Workforce Amid Delivery Slump and the U.S. Government gets
- Virtual Avatars fueled by Generative AI increasing B2B sales and marketing scalabilityby Dr. Cindy Gordon on 15 April 2024 at 17:02
Vidyard, a popular video messaging company, has recently announced its entry into the virtual digital avatar market and secured new funding of $15M from Export Development Canada (EDC), BMO Capital Partners, and existing investors Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and iNovia Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to $90.7M. According to Gartner Research, AI
- Cyber Security Today, April 15, 2024 – Act fast to a plug hole in Palo Alto Networks firewall, Canadian comedy festival loses over $800K in email scam, and moreby Howard Solomon on 15 April 2024 at 12:45
This episode reports on a new anti-ransomware strategy
- Google users say two-factor authentication didn’t protect them. Hashtag Trending for Monday, April 15thby Jim Love on 15 April 2024 at 00:41
Early Saturday morning listeners may have missed my weekend interview segment with Senator Colin Deacon. If you did, it was totally my fault. A typo in my posting instructions meant we didn’t get it online til late Saturday morning. But if you didn’t get a chance to listen, it’s still there, and it’s really worthwhile.
- Senator Colin Deacon and our digital future: HashTag Trending, the Weekend Edition, April 13, 2024by Jim Love on 13 April 2024 at 02:37
Welcome to Hashtag Trending The Weekend Edition. I’m your host, Jim Love. I can understand that many of you might get frustrated about politics. What we see for the most part is a lot of BS. Ask a politician a simple question. You get a lot of non answers, talking points, ways their political opponents
- Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 12, 2024by Howard Solomon on 12 April 2024 at 19:22
This episode features a discussion on Microsoft’s cybersecurity troubles, worries about open source, a warning about abusing IT help desks to launch attack
- Cyber Security Today, April 12, 2024 – A warning to Sisense customers, a new tactic for spreading the Raspberry Robin worm, and moreby Howard Solomon on 12 April 2024 at 11:14
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, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon. Organizations that use products from business analytics provider Sisense [SI-SENSE] are being told to reset user login credentials and digital keys. The warning comes from the