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

Back to basics: why passwords remain a major security gap for firms

January 5, 2021

There’s a well-worn phrase, often mis-attributed to Winston Churchill, that goes: “Democracy is the worst form of government … except for all the others.” When it comes to IT security we could say the same for…

AI: the holy grail of cybersecurity or a threat to us all?

April 12, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the stuff of science fiction movies no more. Both AI and the sub-discipline of machine learning are increasingly being touted by cybersecurity firms as a way to tackle sophisticated online threats and…