
Phil Muncaster
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Freelance technology writer and editor. Director, PM Media. News/features for Infosecurity Magazine.
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The National Audit Office appraisal of UK government cyber posture is pretty brutal. Here's what it says, and how govt can respond. My latest for Assured Intelligence: assured.co.uk/2025/whats-wro…

The British government wants to "mainline" AI into the veins of the UK. Does that also mean shooting up cyber risk? My latest for ISMS.online explains: isms.online/cyber-security…

Meet BlackLock (aka El Dorado), the latest fast-mover up the ransomware-as-a-service charts. ReliaQuest think it may be the most prolific variant this year: infosecurity-magazine.com/news/blacklock…

Infostealers are out of control. Hudson Rock Bot has found hundreds of credentials for US military and defence contractors. As little as $10 per log: infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-milita…


Interpol wants people to stop talking about "pig butchering" and call the crime "romance baiting" instead, claiming the former demeans victims and may even deter them from coming forward. Does it have a point? My latest for Assured Intelligence: assured.co.uk/2025/words-mat…

80% of ransomware attacks now don't even feature encryption, but instead focus on data theft, according to ReliaQuest. Backup all you like, but if you don't have layered protection, detection and response in place, your organisation may be in trouble: infosecurity-magazine.com/news/only-fift…

Like it or not, geopolitics has a huge impact on the cyber threat landscape. A new Group-IB Global report reveals how it played out last year: infosecurity-magazine.com/news/geopoliti…

As the ICO - Information Commissioner's Office takes a fresh look at its two-year public sector trial, I asked several experts what they thought. They didn't hold back. assured.co.uk/2025/is-the-ic…

The UK government is talking a good game on AI, but also backing it up with some useful resources. A new code of practice could eventually become an ETSI standard for secure AI development. My latest for ISMS.online: isms.online/information-se…


What will happen when the US abandons Ukraine? CISOs should take note. My latest for Assured Intelligence: assured.co.uk/2025/what-ciso…

The ICO - Information Commissioner's Office is failing badly in answering data protection complaints on time. Just 12% in the past quarter. Too many complaints, not enough staff. Are people more informed about privacy rights or are companies doing worse on data protection? infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ico-apolo…

