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

RightsCon Report: Few on panel support right to be forgotten

Obliging search engines to decide if content should be de-indexed is akin to lying to those doing Internet searches, some argue. Read why

Cyber Security Today: A new variation of an old botnet, hold onto your digital wallet

Today's podcast covers a new version of the Mirai botnet, a caution on linking to MyEtherWallet and another cryptomining app discovered

Cyber Security Today: A crafty cyber attack is diffused, phishing is still hot and protect your brand

In Today's podcast two zero-day exploits are found wrapped together, phishers exploit phony HTTPS and attacks on the rise of brands

RightsCon report: Universities should form cyber attribution network

At RightsCon Toronto the head of Citizen Lab calls for university cyber researchers to form a "association of attribution" free of government and corporate influence

RightsCon report: UK security expert faces off against Bruce Schneirer

A debate over encryption workarounds pitches a government point man and an American encryption expert

RightsCon report: Machine learning systems that discriminate violate human rights, says declaration

Statement calls on governments and the private sector to avoid releasing intelligent systems that discriminate

Cyber Security Today: Samsung patches, cloud security still wanting and a warning on shadow IT

Today's podcast deals with Android bug fixes released for Android phones, a fix for the desktop version of Signal messaging app and reports on cloud security and shadow IT

RightsCon 2018 conference opens today in Toronto, will debate resolution on discrimination in machine learning

International conference to discuss human rights in context of censorship, AI, false news, blockchain and the digital divide

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