Shane Curtis

Bio

Senior Editor for English

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.

Articles by author

Social Media

Facebook suffer most severe outage ever

Facebook owned Instagram and WhatsApp also affected by unexplained interruption

Shane Curtis 14 Mar 2019 - 11:40AM

Apple

Apple to pay teenager who uncovered FaceTime bug

The 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 Curtis 12 Feb 2019 - 02:42PM

News

US indicts two over SamSam ransomware attacks

The 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 Curtis 29 Nov 2018 - 02:25PM

Cybersecurity

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The first week in security video round-up from WeLiveSecurity

Shane Curtis 17 Aug 2018 - 12:41PM

Google

Google slapped with €4.34bn fine by EU over antitrust violations

Tech giant has 90 days to comply with ruling or faces further penalties over ‘anti-competitive’ practices

Shane Curtis 19 Jul 2018 - 03:50PM

News

Irishman extradited to the US to face charges relating to Silk Road

Gary Davis accused of working as an administrator for the notorious dark web marketplace appears in a federal court in New York

Shane Curtis 16 Jul 2018 - 01:44PM

News

Facebook fined over data privacy scandal

Social media giant fined in the UK for failing to protect users’ personal information and for a lack of transparency

Shane Curtis 12 Jul 2018 - 03:09PM

Twitter

Twitter bots, disassemble

Social media giants announce new measures to tackle bots and abusers

Shane Curtis 28 Jun 2018 - 01:13PM

FIFA World Cup

World Cup squads briefed on cybersecurity best practices

The football associations of countries competing at Russia 2018 are taking no chances when it comes to cyber-related issues

Shane Curtis 27 Jun 2018 - 01:58PM

News

South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange hacked

Bithumb has claimed that $31.5 million worth of virtual coins were stolen by hackers

Shane Curtis 21 Jun 2018 - 10:04AM

FIFA World Cup

World Cup dream team: ESET vs. Malware

An all-star line-up to go head-to-head with malware

Shane Curtis 14 Jun 2018 - 02:03PM

News

Hacker jailed for selling personal data on dark web

Grant West used popular food app Just Eat to gain access to thousands of emails and passwords

Shane Curtis 28 May 2018 - 11:14AM

News

Amazon Rekognition a possible threat to the civil rights of citizens

Use of software by law enforcement as a surveillance tool is a real concern for groups

Shane Curtis 23 May 2018 - 01:46PM

Cybercrime

US rules on reporting cybersecurity flaws set to change according to source

Cyber 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 Curtis 15 Nov 2017 - 01:33PM

Cybersecurity

Canadian SMBs: How technology can help you go global

As 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 Curtis 31 Oct 2017 - 03:52PM

Cybersecurity

Canadian SMBs: How technology can help you stay energized

Canadian small and medium businesses (SMBs) use a multitude of skills and resources to continuously improve all aspects of their companies’ performance.

Shane Curtis 25 Oct 2017 - 01:58PM

Cybersecurity

Canadian SMBs: The importance of a stable foundation

You always build from the ground up, and every small-medium business (SMB) must build a strong foundation with their management team.

Shane Curtis 19 Oct 2017 - 11:00AM

wi-fi

WPA2 security issues pose serious Wi‑Fi safety questions

‘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 Curtis 16 Oct 2017 - 12:45PM

Cybersecurity

Canadian SMBs: How technology can help you have a better start in business

A 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 Curtis 10 Oct 2017 - 11:56AM

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific

As 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.

Shane Curtis 5 Oct 2017 - 01:53PM