Phil Muncaster

Technology journalist

Phil is an experienced technology writer and editor covering everything from hard drives to botnets, CRM to smartphones and processors to digital piracy. He's delivered news, interviews, analysis, and opinion for titles including The Register, MIT Technology Review, IDG, SC Magazine, Tech Target, Computing, V3, and the INQUIRER.

Latest posts

Beyond malware: Why it’s time to take the fileless threat seriously

January 5, 2021

A new report has revealed that detections of “fileless” threats soared 265% from the first half of 2018 to the first six months of this year. Separately, fileless attacks were ranked by IT security pros last…

Face-off: why firms may want to hit pause on facial recognition tech

January 5, 2021

Last week, Massachusetts town Brookline became the latest local authority in the US to come out against the use of facial recognition technology to track citizens. These concerns have been matched by rights groups petitioning the…

Don’t forget the peripherals: why printers are a continued security risk

January 5, 2021

Last week, security researchers revealed a staggering 35 vulnerabilities in printers from six household name brands. It highlighted the continued threat to organizations from their PC peripherals, and as printers become more powerful and connected, the…

Held to ransom: another reason to protect your cloud data

January 5, 2021

Cloud data stores are an increasingly popular target for attackers. Time and again mistakes made by IT staff and contractors have left them wide open to hackers, exposing huge troves of sensitive customer information. And all…

A new twist for BEC: more to keep execs awake at night

April 12, 2021

In just a few short years, Business Email Compromise (BEC) has become one of the highest profile and highest earning phishing threats out there. Yet things never stand still in the volatile cybercrime sector. Just as…

Back to basics with patching: your best first line of defense

December 20, 2022

In early May, security experts warned of a new software vulnerability that had the potential to wreak havoc on a global scale. It could be even worse than the infamous WannaCry ransomware worm which caused chaos…

DNS router attacks could spell trouble for small businesses

December 20, 2022

Hackers are always looking for a new spin on an old riff. Anything to generate maximum profits with minimal investment of time and resources. So after a highly successful new DNS security threat emerged in Brazil…

BA’s massive GDPR fine is a wake-up call for US businesses

January 5, 2021

British Airways has just been fined a record £183m by UK regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The penalty, under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation, comes after the carrier failed to properly secure…

Why good cybersecurity increasingly begins at home

January 5, 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the world around us in a dizzying array of new use cases. The application of smart, connected technologies in healthcare, factories, transport, retail, and other sectors offers businesses the…

Why firms are struggling to plug the great cloud data leak

January 5, 2021

Modern organizations are increasingly looking to cloud platforms to drive innovation and growth off the back of enhanced IT efficiency, agility, and cost savings. There’s just one problem: they’re doing so in a way which threatens…