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

Malware spotted on Barracuda email gateways

Malware spotted on Barracuda email gateways

CISA issues new warning.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 31 2023 11:25AM Security
ACSC and US partners sound alarm on web app abuse

ACSC and US partners sound alarm on web app abuse

Access control fumbles expose APIs.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 31 2023 11:24AM Security
CSIRO awards science cluster project to Dell

CSIRO awards science cluster project to Dell

Bracewell replacement to go live in December.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 31 2023 11:20AM Hardware
UQ adding GPUs, CPUs to Bunya supercomputer

UQ adding GPUs, CPUs to Bunya supercomputer

'Evergreen' HPC facility upgraded with an eye to AI, ML and more.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 28 2023 7:08AM Strategy
GreenSquareDC signs Multiplex for data centre build

GreenSquareDC signs Multiplex for data centre build

Targeting PUE of 1.1.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 27 2023 11:01AM Strategy
OPSEC "fumble" exposed JumpCloud attackers

OPSEC "fumble" exposed JumpCloud attackers

North Korea’s UNC4889 behind attack, says Mandiant.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 26 2023 12:18PM Security
ATO attackers filed $557 million in false claims

ATO attackers filed $557 million in false claims

myGov accounts faked using breached identities.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 26 2023 10:58AM Security
TETRA radio protocol found to be vulnerable

TETRA radio protocol found to be vulnerable

Weak encryption in emergency services radio.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 26 2023 6:51AM Security
Meet Zenbleed, a speculative execution bug hitting AMD processors

Meet Zenbleed, a speculative execution bug hitting AMD processors

Microcode fix available.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 25 2023 12:06PM Security
Atlassian patches vulnerabilities in server, data centre products

Atlassian patches vulnerabilities in server, data centre products

Also broadens scope of vulnerability disclosures.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 24 2023 11:20AM Security
Emergency patch for ColdFusion zero-day

Emergency patch for ColdFusion zero-day

Earlier fix was incomplete.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 20 2023 11:41AM Security
Cyber strategy has cost Home Affairs $2.8 million so far

Cyber strategy has cost Home Affairs $2.8 million so far

Still waiting for the strategy.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 20 2023 11:35AM Strategy
Citrix zero-day vulnerability under attack

Citrix zero-day vulnerability under attack

NetScalar appliances affected.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 19 2023 12:10PM Security
Docker users careless with secrets

Docker users careless with secrets

More than one in 12 images leak secrets.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 19 2023 12:03PM Security
Oracle calls Google data collection "unfair, unrepentant and unrestrained"

Oracle calls Google data collection "unfair, unrepentant and unrestrained"

Privacy Act reforms should rein in dominant digital platforms.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 19 2023 6:51AM Software
Vocus adds capacity between Melbourne and Adelaide

Vocus adds capacity between Melbourne and Adelaide

800Gbps now, 1.6Tbps to come.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 17 2023 11:49AM Telco/ISP
NSW gov creates 'legislation twin'

NSW gov creates 'legislation twin'

A different take on the digital twin.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 14 2023 6:40AM Software
Australian Digital Health Agency CTO departs

Australian Digital Health Agency CTO departs

On cusp of "significant wave of national digital infrastructure modernisation".
Richard Chirgwin Jul 13 2023 12:09PM Strategy
Cisco SD-WAN API vulnerability patched

Cisco SD-WAN API vulnerability patched

Authentication failure.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 13 2023 11:50AM Security
Optus, SpaceX to launch mobile-to-satellite from 2024

Optus, SpaceX to launch mobile-to-satellite from 2024

Starting with SMS, expanding to voice and data in 2025.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 12 2023 4:10PM Telco/ISP

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