Derek Fung, Associate Editor

Derek Derek joined the CNET Australia team as an associate editor in December 2006. He spends his time looking after the car technology and camcorder channels.

Prior to doing his Masters of Media Practice and becoming a tech journalist, Derek spent many years as a security consultant, with the highlight being his time as an ethical hacker; he regrets, though, that it was nothing like the movie Swordfish, with an utter dearth of fast cars and fast women.

His fascination with technology and writing can probably be traced back to his earliest electronic memory, that of his red Speak & Spell demanding that he spell "leee-zure". During his formative years he spent way too much time playing Bubble Bobble, Doom, and North and South, pimping up his Amiga 1000 and frequenting bulletin boards. It's only natural, then, that when he progressed out of high school he spent four further years at uni burnishing his geek credentials with a computer engineering degree.

Aside from writing and technology, Derek's other passions include photography, travelling, cricket, soccer, his Pomeranian, and cars, cars and more cars.