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.


231 articles by Phil Muncaster

5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

5 common ways hackers steal credit card details

Here are some of the most common ways hackers can get hold of other people’s credit card data – and how you can keep yours safe

Phil Muncaster • 27 Jun 2022 • 5 min. read


Phishing awareness training: Help your employees avoid the hook

Phishing awareness training: Help your employees avoid the hook

Phishing awareness training: Help your employees avoid the hook

Educating employees about how to spot phishing attacks can strike a much-needed blow for network defenders

Phil Muncaster • 21 Jun 2022 • 5 min. read


Cybersecurity awareness training: What is it and what works best?

Cybersecurity awareness training: What is it and what works best?

Cybersecurity awareness training: What is it and what works best?

Give employees the knowledge needed to spot the warning signs of a cyberattack and to understand when they may be putting sensitive data at risk

Phil Muncaster • 07 Jun 2022 • 5 min. read


Opportunity out of crisis: Tapping the Great Resignation to close the cybersecurity skills gap

Opportunity out of crisis: Tapping the Great Resignation to close the cybersecurity skills gap

Opportunity out of crisis: Tapping the Great Resignation to close the cybersecurity skills gap

What can organizations do to capitalize on the current fluidity in the job market in order to bring fresh cybersecurity talent into the fold?

Phil Muncaster • 11 May 2022 • 4 min. read


There’s no sugarcoating it: That online sugar daddy may be a scammer

There’s no sugarcoating it: That online sugar daddy may be a scammer

There’s no sugarcoating it: That online sugar daddy may be a scammer

The bitter truth about how fraudsters dupe online daters in this new twist on romance fraud

Phil Muncaster • 05 May 2022 • 4 min. read


What’s behind the record-high number of zero days?

What’s behind the record-high number of zero days?

What’s behind the record-high number of zero days?

Organizations need to get better at mitigating threats from unknown vulnerabilities, especially as both state-backed operatives and financially-motivated cybercriminals are increasing their activity

Phil Muncaster • 03 May 2022 • 4 min. read


BEC: What to know about – and how to stop – the costliest internet scam

BEC: What to know about – and how to stop – the costliest internet scam

BEC: What to know about – and how to stop – the costliest internet scam

BEC fraud generated more losses for victims than any other type of cybercrime in 2021. It’s long past time that organizations got a handle on these scams.

Phil Muncaster • 26 Apr 2022 • 4 min. read


Webcam hacking: How to know if someone may be spying on you through your webcam

Webcam hacking: How to know if someone may be spying on you through your webcam

Webcam hacking: How to know if someone may be spying on you through your webcam

Camfecting doesn’t ‘just’ invade your privacy – it could seriously impact your mental health and wellbeing. Here’s how to keep an eye on your laptop camera.

Phil Muncaster • 25 Apr 2022 • 5 min. read


How secure is your cloud storage? Mitigating data security risks in the cloud

How secure is your cloud storage? Mitigating data security risks in the cloud

How secure is your cloud storage? Mitigating data security risks in the cloud

As cloud systems are increasingly the bedrock on which digital transformation is built, keeping a close eye on how they are secured is an essential cybersecurity best practice

Phil Muncaster • 07 Apr 2022 • 4 min. read