Howard Solomon

PyPI repository shuts to stop malicious uploads, a plea to developers to stop creating apps with SQL vulnerabilities, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, March 29th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. I’ve reported before that threat actors are increasingly uploading malicious code

An alert about a critical Linux vulnerability, a warning about password-spray attacks on Cisco VPNs, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, April 1st, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Linux administrators and developers must take fast action after the discovery of a backdoor

A new Linux vulnerability is found and a must-read ransomware case study. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Following on the shattering discovery of a backdoor hidden in an open-source Linux compression utility comes news of a

Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review edition for the week ending Friday April 5th, 2024. From Toronto, I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler, head of Cyology Labs will be here to discuss some of the headlines

A new ransomware gang claims 11 victims, Ivanti promises to overhaul product security, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, April 5th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. A new ransomware group emerged last month. Dubbed the RedCryptoApp, researchers at Netenrich say

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

Act fast to a plug hole in Palo Alto Networks firewall, Canadian comedy festival loses over $800K in email scam, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, April 15th, 2024. I’m cybersecurity reporter Howard Solomon. A critical vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS operating system has been exploited at

More suspicious attempts to take over open source projects, a data theft at a Cisco Duo partner, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, April 17, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon. The recent takeover of an encryption utility used by Linux may not be an isolated incident. The OpenJS Foundation, home to open JavaScript

Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, April 19th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon. In a few minutes Jen Ellis, a member of the Ransomware Task Force will be here to talk about the group’s recent report on what governments need to do before banning ransom payments.

Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday April 24th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon. Security teams may be getting better at finding hackers lurking in their IT systems. That’s according to Mandiant’s latest annual M-Trends report. The mean time an attacker

Data may have been stolen in London Drugs cyber attack, Congressional testimony today by UnitedHealth CEO on ransomware attack, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, May 1st, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. London Drugs, a Western-Canadian drug store chain, is still trying to recover from what it