Phil Muncaster

Phil Muncaster

IT Journalist

Phil has been an IT journalist for over 16 years. He started out as a reporter on UK enterprise IT title IT Week and then Computing in 2005 and moved up to the role of News Editor before leaving to pursue a freelance career. Since then, Phil has written for titles including The Register, where he worked as Asia correspondent from Hong Kong for over two years, MIT Technology Review, SC Magazine, and others. In addition to contributing to WeLiveSecurity, he also writes for InfoSecurity Magazine, IDG Connect and a range of other IT news and feature sites.

Latest Articles

COVID-19

The hybrid workplace: What does it mean for cybersecurity?

The hybrid workplace: What does it mean for cybersecurity?

Business Security

State-sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore?

State-sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore?

Digital Security

OSINT 101: What is open source intelligence and how is it used?

OSINT 101: What is open source intelligence and how is it used?

How To

Vishing: What is it and how do I avoid getting scammed?

Vishing: What is it and how do I avoid getting scammed?
122 articles by Phil Muncaster

COVID-19

The hybrid workplace: What does it mean for cybersecurity?

The hybrid workplace: What does it mean for cybersecurity?

COVID-19

The hybrid workplace: What does it mean for cybersecurity?

How can organizations mitigate the risk of damaging cyberattacks while juggling the constantly changing mix of office and off-site workers?

Phil Muncaster • 13 Jul 2021 • 5 min. read

Business Security

State-sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore?

State-sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore?

Business Security

State-sponsored or financially motivated: Is there any difference anymore?

What does the increasingly fuzzy line between traditional cybercrime and attacks attributed to state-backed groups mean for the future of the threat landscape?

Phil Muncaster • 21 Jun 2021 • 4 min. read

Digital Security

OSINT 101: What is open source intelligence and how is it used?

OSINT 101: What is open source intelligence and how is it used?

Digital Security

OSINT 101: What is open source intelligence and how is it used?

OSINT can be used by anyone, both for good and bad ends – here’s how defenders can use it to keep ahead of attackers

Phil Muncaster • 16 Jun 2021 • 4 min. read

How To

Vishing: What is it and how do I avoid getting scammed?

Vishing: What is it and how do I avoid getting scammed?

How To

Vishing: What is it and how do I avoid getting scammed?

How do vishing scams work, how do they impact businesses and individuals, and how can you protect yourself, your family and your business?

Phil Muncaster • 14 Jun 2021 • 4 min. read

Critical Infrastructure

Prime targets: Governments shouldn’t go it alone on cybersecurity

Prime targets: Governments shouldn’t go it alone on cybersecurity

Critical Infrastructure

Prime targets: Governments shouldn’t go it alone on cybersecurity

A year into the pandemic, ESET reveals new research into activities of the LuckyMouse APT group and considers how governments can rise to the cybersecurity challenges of the accelerated shift to digital

Phil Muncaster • 29 Apr 2021 • 4 min. read