Editor Profiles
Meet Zen Chan
Editor at ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium

This post introduces Zen Chan, senior editor of Illumination Integrated Publications on Medium, mainly focusing on the Technology Hits publication.
As a technologist, Zen is known as a security expert on this platform. He has penned many engaging and informative articles about various aspects of information technology security, especially in the cybersecurity domain. His goal is to teach security knowledge to the level that everyone can understand.
Zen, from Hong Kong, works as a full-time security consultant and architect. Furthermore, he considers himself a part-time biohacker. Apart from technology and security, he loves running and reading fitness and health content.
Apart from contributing to our publications as a top writer, Zen reviews articles submitted to Technology Hits, provides valuable feedback to tech writers and promptly publishes their stories. Recently, the lead editor of Technology Hits featured some of Zen’s stories in this collection.
Interestingly, Zen was born on the first day of the first month, 36 years ago. He recently celebrated his birthday. You can read one of his birthday stories at this link. His goal on this platform is to share what he knows and to learn from others. His best moment of life is the one from knowing nothing to something.
We’d like to share a few of Zen’s articles to give you a quick taste on his content and style.
The ONE thing that makes a Great Cybersecurity Professional
Why You Should Protect Your Cell Phone Number & How to Do it
Why Backups No Longer Protect Against Ransomware
A Beginner Guide to DNS Security At Home for Free
How to Verify If Your Phone Has Been Hacked
Clubhouse And Its Privacy & Security Risk
Understanding Pegasus: How to Trace the Untraceable
The Fundamental and Future of SIEM
Free & Open-source Apps As Privacy-focused Alternatives
Time Bombs Inside Software: 0-Day Log4Shell is Just the Tip of The Iceberg
EPP, EDR, MDR & XDR: What’s the Difference?
Zero Trust Is a Concept, Not A Product Part I- Introduction to Zero Trust Security Architecture
All 533,000,000 Facebook Records Were Just Leaked for Free, So What?
It’s Time to Stop Blaming End Users
ATT&CK vs. D3FEND — Get Everyone On the Same Page
Thank you for reading these great stories of Zen Chan. You can find more stories from him on Technology Hits.
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