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.


127 articles by Phil Muncaster

We Live Progress

10 tips to ace your cybersecurity job interview

10 tips to ace your cybersecurity job interview

We Live Progress

10 tips to ace your cybersecurity job interview

Once you’ve made it past the initial screening process and secured that all-important interview, it’s time to seal the deal. These 10 tips will put you on the right track.

Phil Muncaster18 Sep 20236 min. read


Business Security

Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch

Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch

Business Security

Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch

New reports from Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) shed a light on how the battle against cybercrime is being fought

Phil Muncaster06 Sep 20234 min. read


Scams

8 common work-from-home scams to avoid

8 common work-from-home scams to avoid

Scams

8 common work-from-home scams to avoid

That ‘employer’ you’re speaking to may in reality be after your personal information, your money or your help with their illegal activities

Phil Muncaster20 Jul 20234 min. read


Kids Online

Child identity theft: How do I keep my kids’ personal data safe?

Child identity theft: How do I keep my kids’ personal data safe?

Kids Online

Child identity theft: How do I keep my kids’ personal data safe?

Why is kids’ personal information in high demand, how do criminals steal it, and what can parents do to help prevent child identity theft?

Phil Muncaster19 Jul 20234 min. read


Cybercrime

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes

Cybercrime

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes

Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns

Phil Muncaster04 Jul 20235 min. read


Business Security

Verizon 2023 DBIR: What’s new this year and top takeaways for SMBs

Verizon 2023 DBIR: What’s new this year and top takeaways for SMBs

Business Security

Verizon 2023 DBIR: What’s new this year and top takeaways for SMBs

Here are some of the key insights on the evolving data breach landscape as revealed by Verizon’s analysis of more than 16,000 incidents

Phil Muncaster03 Jul 20235 min. read


Privacy

Employee monitoring: Is ‘bossware’ right for your company?

Employee monitoring: Is ‘bossware’ right for your company?

Privacy

Employee monitoring: Is ‘bossware’ right for your company?

While employee monitoring software may boost productivity, it may also be a potential privacy minefield and it can affect your relationship with your employees

Phil Muncaster29 Jun 20234 min. read


Kids Online

School’s out for summer, but it’s not time to let your cyber guard down

School’s out for summer, but it’s not time to let your cyber guard down

Kids Online

School’s out for summer, but it’s not time to let your cyber guard down

The beginning of the summer break is the perfect time for parents to remind their children about the importance of safe online habits

Phil Muncaster27 Jun 20235 min. read


Cybercrime

Going on vacation soon? Stay one step ahead of travel scams

Going on vacation soon? Stay one step ahead of travel scams

Cybercrime

Going on vacation soon? Stay one step ahead of travel scams

From bogus free trips to fake rental homes, here are some of the most common online threats you should look out for both before and during your travels

Phil Muncaster21 Jun 20234 min. read