Phil Muncaster

Freelance technology writer and editor. Director, PM Media. News/features for Infosecurity Magazine.

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Now really IS time to double down on resilience. Same message every year from the NCSC. This time, post-Mythos, it's different: https://t.co/ya9sdp8ZgP

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We all know there's been an explosion in AI-powered cybercrime tools. But the sheer professionalism of the 'industry' is something else. @HalcyonAi's Cynthia Kaiser had great insight @Infosecurity yesterday: https://t.co/rA1P71Nfjn

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Is Mythos genuinely going to change the security game? Or is it just an oustanding piece of marketing? Forget the FUD and read my take for @Alex_Brooks and the Shift7 team: https://t.co/cDTno1pSML

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There's a patch storm brewing. The @NCSC wants you to get ready! https://t.co/BSZksz6UaS

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Will be interesting to see how this started for Trellix. Some suspect TeamPCP/Trivy campaign: https://t.co/86BgmiHTU7

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Great tips from the @NCSC on getting the most out of your SOC: https://t.co/sDB8FQWDoU

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This is only going to get worse....https://t.co/969A8lZCW7

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I was delighted to be asked recently to write the first in a new series of journo-led posts for @Alex_Brooks and the Shift7 team. If you don't remember what cybersecurity was like in 2005, read on: https://t.co/FXdIg8OkCu

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The NCA is crowing about Operation Henhouse, it's annual fraud crackdown. In reality, the figures it cites for arrests and cash/asset seizures pale in comparison to the scale of the problem: https://t.co/Bl2bRw3n2t

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FCA streamlines and overhauls incident reporting. This will be welcomed by most Finserv CISOs: https://t.co/FSA7HLXXbJ

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Serious ransomware campaign by Interlock. Worth a read of AWS advice to patch the zero day Cisco flaw and stay safe: https://t.co/eCA0V6A4Lu

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Is Moltbook a vibe-coded car crash? Well, @wiz_io uncovered some major security issues (all now fixed) stemming from a single misconfiguration: https://t.co/XUorDkHmNT

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Chinese-language money launderers now driving an $82bn industry, says @chainalysis The true value will be much higher. https://t.co/HvlnF2g42i

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Malicious open source packages topped 450,000 last year, according to @sonatype: https://t.co/GtgxSutYpG

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ICE List doxxing site taken out by DDoS at the 11th hour...It's still available via a popular web archiving platform though: https://t.co/Ezbg5vS821

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The Truman Show operation, as described by @CheckPointSW, is investment fraud on a whole new scale, powered by AI. And with implications for enterprise CISOs: https://t.co/7VmSSbPEKn

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London ransomware attacks incoming! https://t.co/KLSZ6Bharx

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Open source is a dangerous place to be right now. Shai-Hulud "The Second Coming" hits npm: https://t.co/OjvSxgtUnr

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CISO compensation is on the up in North America. But budget growth is stalling https://t.co/1XASiulobK

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New npm worm "IndonesianFoods" has open source security experts concerned: https://t.co/MRwRd0yRys