Facebook suffer most severe outage ever
Facebook owned Instagram and WhatsApp also affected by unexplained interruption
Education: Masters in Journalism.
Highlights of your career: Working on events such as the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games and surviving the pressure.
What malware do you hate the most? Is it alright to hate them all?
Favorite activities: Trying to figure out what is happening in Game of Thrones. Hiking in the summer and hibernating in the winter.
Golden rule for cyberspace? Privacy, privacy and even more privacy.
When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? I think it was in the early 2000s and it was the Dell Dimension 4500.
Favorite computer game / activity: Street Fighter II; Super Mario; Sonic the Hedgehog; Pro Evolution Soccer/FIFA.
Facebook owned Instagram and WhatsApp also affected by unexplained interruption
Shane CurtisThe decision to award the bug has been welcomed but one security researcher has said that they need to do more to compensate those who find bugs
Shane CurtisThe hacking and extortion scheme took place over a 34-month period with the SamSam ransomware affecting over 200 organizations in the US and Canada
Shane CurtisThe first week in security video round-up from WeLiveSecurity
Shane CurtisTech giant has 90 days to comply with ruling or faces further penalties over ‘anti-competitive’ practices
Shane CurtisGary Davis accused of working as an administrator for the notorious dark web marketplace appears in a federal court in New York
Shane CurtisSocial media giant fined in the UK for failing to protect users’ personal information and for a lack of transparency
Shane CurtisSocial media giants announce new measures to tackle bots and abusers
Shane CurtisThe football associations of countries competing at Russia 2018 are taking no chances when it comes to cyber-related issues
Shane CurtisBithumb has claimed that $31.5 million worth of virtual coins were stolen by hackers
Shane CurtisAn all-star line-up to go head-to-head with malware
Shane CurtisGrant West used popular food app Just Eat to gain access to thousands of emails and passwords
Shane CurtisUse of software by law enforcement as a surveillance tool is a real concern for groups
Shane CurtisCyber vulnerability hoarding? The US government publishes its Vulnerabilities Equities Policy (VEP) and describes the process by which cyber flaws found by agencies such as the NSA are handled.
Shane CurtisAs you company grows globally you will be faced with many challenges and it can be easy to forget, unintentionally, some of the steps you have gone through to get to the position your company finds itself in.
Shane CurtisCanadian small and medium businesses (SMBs) use a multitude of skills and resources to continuously improve all aspects of their companies’ performance.
Shane CurtisYou always build from the ground up, and every small-medium business (SMB) must build a strong foundation with their management team.
Shane Curtis‘KRACK’ or Key Reinstallation AttaCK, as it has been labeled, means third parties could eavesdrop on a network meaning private conversations would no longer be private.
Shane CurtisA recent Ipsos survey, found that only 26 per cent of Canadian SMBs feel very confident that their business and its information is safe from cyberattacks
Shane CurtisAs the Asia Pacific region continues to grow, and adoption of digital technologies – by consumers and businesses – continues, the region is starting to appreciate how attractive it has become to cybercriminals.
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