Phil Muncaster

Phil Muncaster is chief reporter at V3.co.uk, a role he has fulfilled since August 2008. Previously he was chief reporter for IT Week, having also worked as a reporter and senior reporter on the publication from 2005.

Before IT Week, Phil worked as a freelance researcher for the Rough Guide to Edinburgh. Prior to his work in journalism, Phil spent three years teaching English in Japan.

Phil's main coverage areas are e-commerce, search, content management, Web 2.0 and social media, security and domain names.

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Microsoft admits security update errors

Redmond issues workaround for 'cosmetic issue' 14 Mar 2010

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Barclays Bank programmer jailed for four years

Humza Zaman goes down for part in TJX and other data heists 13 Mar 2010

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Eugene Kaspersky

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Kaspersky Lab co-founder argues for multinational body to tackle cyber crime 11 Mar 2010

Microsoft Word

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Appeals court upholds original decision 11 Mar 2010

Eric Schmidt

Google in discussions with Chinese government

Eric Schmidt reported as saying he expects movement 'soon' over the dispute 11 Mar 2010

Google Street View

Street View goes nationwide in the UK

Google Maps feature expands to cover 'almost all' of Britain's roads 10 Mar 2010

Phishing

Banking fraud up as card losses fall

New figures on online fraud offer mixed outlook 10 Mar 2010

Jim Stikeleather

Interview: Dell Perot Systems CTO Jim Stikeleather

We chat to Jim Stikeleather about cyber security and the integration of Dell and Perot 08 Mar 2010

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