Richard Chirgwin

Richard Chirgwin is a veteran of Australia's tech press, covering IT, telecommunications, security, networking, and protocols. Prior to iTnews, he worked at The Register for 9 years.

Recent articles by Richard Chirgwin

SolarWinds patches three critical RCEs

SolarWinds patches three critical RCEs

Zero Day Initiative reported in June.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 23 2023 11:39AM Security
Patch arrives for Cisco's IOS XE

Patch arrives for Cisco's IOS XE

Second vulnerability disclosed.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 23 2023 11:34AM Security
Microsoft pitches glass as eternal storage medium

Microsoft pitches glass as eternal storage medium

"Project Silica" puts terabytes on the permanent record.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 19 2023 12:55PM Cloud
Oracle issues mammoth patch collection

Oracle issues mammoth patch collection

Mostly fixing third-party utilities.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 19 2023 11:45AM Security
Critical Citrix NetScaler bug needs more than patches

Critical Citrix NetScaler bug needs more than patches

Updated systems might still be exploited, says Mandiant.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 19 2023 11:43AM Security
Google researchers spot WinRAR exploits in the wild

Google researchers spot WinRAR exploits in the wild

Russian, Chinese actors using patched vulnerability.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 19 2023 7:14AM Security
US law enforcement, cyber security orgs heighten calls to harden Confluence

US law enforcement, cyber security orgs heighten calls to harden Confluence

Amid ongoing exploits of patched vulnerability.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 18 2023 1:41PM Security
China issues IPv6 requirement for router makers

China issues IPv6 requirement for router makers

Taking effect December 1.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 18 2023 11:31AM Telco/ISP
IP address fraud gets Micfo boss a five-year sentence

IP address fraud gets Micfo boss a five-year sentence

ARIN also to receive restitution.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 18 2023 11:23AM Telco/ISP
Australian researchers create MITM defence for robot vehicles

Australian researchers create MITM defence for robot vehicles

Open source OS vulnerable to attacks.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 16 2023 11:48AM Security
Citrix patches critical NetScaler bug

Citrix patches critical NetScaler bug

Plus Hypervisor needs fixes if running on AMD processors.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 12 2023 5:40PM Security
Microsoft identifies "Oro0lxy" as Confluence attacker

Microsoft identifies "Oro0lxy" as Confluence attacker

Atlassian vulnerability exploit attributed to Chinese hacker.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 12 2023 7:19AM Security
Apple Pay, Google Wallet face RBA regulation

Apple Pay, Google Wallet face RBA regulation

Government opens legislative consultation.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2023 12:07PM Financial Services
Telstra acquires Versent for $267.5 million

Telstra acquires Versent for $267.5 million

Bolsters AWS and cloud management capabilities.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2023 11:20AM Cloud
Rapid Reset among Microsoft’s 105 patches for October

Rapid Reset among Microsoft’s 105 patches for October

Three bugs already exploited.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2023 9:57AM Security
HTTP2 zero-day enabled record-setting DDoS attacks

HTTP2 zero-day enabled record-setting DDoS attacks

Vendors scramble to patch Rapid Reset vulnerability.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2023 9:53AM Security
ACT government CISO role elevated to executive level

ACT government CISO role elevated to executive level

Ongoing cyber security enhancement underway.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 10 2023 7:22AM Training & Development
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service heading to cloud for incident management

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service heading to cloud for incident management

Replacing 11-year-old Elements system.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 9 2023 12:25PM Cloud
NSW DCS migrating ID management to SaaS

NSW DCS migrating ID management to SaaS

Licence consolidation also on the menu.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 6 2023 7:40AM Strategy
Apple moves on kernel bug

Apple moves on kernel bug

May have been exploited in the wild.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 5 2023 11:40AM Security

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