Shane Curtis

Shane Curtis

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.


58 articles by Shane Curtis

Digital Security

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

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

Digital Security

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 Curtis10 Oct 20172 min. read


Digital Security

Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific

Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific

Digital Security

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 Curtis05 Oct 20172 min. read


Equifax hack could affect half the population of the US

Equifax hack could affect half the population of the US

Equifax hack could affect half the population of the US

The credit reporting agency, Equifax, has revealed that they suffered a huge cyberattack that could affect up 143 million Americans.

Shane Curtis08 Sep 20172 min. read


Critical security flaw leaves Fortune 100 firms vulnerable

Critical security flaw leaves Fortune 100 firms vulnerable

Critical security flaw leaves Fortune 100 firms vulnerable

The discovered weakness would allow hackers to remotely run code on servers that utilize the REST plugin from Apache Struts, and it is reported that all versions since 2008 are affected.

Shane Curtis06 Sep 20171 min. read


Chinese cryptocurrency crackdown

Chinese cryptocurrency crackdown

Chinese cryptocurrency crackdown

China banned the raising of funds using token-based digital currencies and deemed the practice illegal on Monday, in a move seen as an attempt to impose more regulations on the virtual market.

Shane Curtis05 Sep 20172 min. read


Six million Instagram accounts hacked

Six million Instagram accounts hacked

Six million Instagram accounts hacked

A hack believed to target only celebrity accounts on Instagram has also accessed millions of users’ private data.

Shane Curtis04 Sep 20172 min. read


WikiLeaks suffers defacement at the hands of OurMine group

WikiLeaks suffers defacement at the hands of OurMine group

WikiLeaks suffers defacement at the hands of OurMine group

WikiLeaks’ whistleblowing website suffered an attack from the group known as OurMine on Thursday

Shane Curtis01 Sep 20172 min. read


Google removes 300 Android apps following DDoS attack

Google removes 300 Android apps following DDoS attack

Google removes 300 Android apps following DDoS attack

Google has been forced to remove almost 300 apps from its Play Store after learning that apps were being hijacked for DDoS attacks.

Shane Curtis31 Aug 20171 min. read


More than 700 million email addresses leaked in huge data breach

More than 700 million email addresses leaked in huge data breach

More than 700 million email addresses leaked in huge data breach

Huge data breach sees more than 700 million email addresses and passwords leaked publicly thanks to a misconfigured spambot, dubbed ‘Onliner’.

Shane Curtis31 Aug 20172 min. read