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

RBA lacks C-level tech skills, review finds

RBA lacks C-level tech skills, review finds

Recommends COO as part of new multi-board structure.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 20 2023 11:25AM Financial Services
CSIRO plans vast data hub for satellite data sharing

CSIRO plans vast data hub for satellite data sharing

Burgeoning demand for Copernicus Earth observations.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 19 2023 12:19PM Strategy
Fancy Bear used old SNMP bug to infect routers

Fancy Bear used old SNMP bug to infect routers

Cisco vuln from 2017 exploited in malware campaign, UK and US warn.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 19 2023 12:16PM Security
Sydney Trains to dust off walkie-talkies for suburban rail crews

Sydney Trains to dust off walkie-talkies for suburban rail crews

As last-resort backup to digital system.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 18 2023 12:33PM Telco/ISP
Rental apps collect too much tenant data: Choice

Rental apps collect too much tenant data: Choice

Charged to hand over personal information.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 18 2023 11:42AM Strategy
NBN Co gives fibre upgrade work to more contractors

NBN Co gives fibre upgrade work to more contractors

Service Stream, Downer EDI and Fulton Hogan join Ventia.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 18 2023 11:35AM Telco/ISP
Insecure tech is a national security risk, gov agencies warn

Insecure tech is a national security risk, gov agencies warn

Spotlight on vendor responsibility.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 17 2023 12:04PM Security
Scam losses nearly doubled in 2022

Scam losses nearly doubled in 2022

Fewer reported, but upsized take.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 17 2023 12:02PM Security
Coles-branded credit cards leaked in Latitude incident

Coles-branded credit cards leaked in Latitude incident

Extent of breach not yet known.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 17 2023 11:58AM Security
Endeavour Energy enlists Salesforce for carbon accounting

Endeavour Energy enlists Salesforce for carbon accounting

Net Zero Cloud scores first utility customer.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 14 2023 7:05AM Cloud
Big tech mergers need better policing: ACCC

Big tech mergers need better policing: ACCC

Control of data should be a competition flag.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 13 2023 12:10PM Strategy
Juniper Networks issues critical patches

Juniper Networks issues critical patches

Apache Commons Text and expat brought vulnerabilities with them.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 13 2023 12:05PM Security
Microsoft patches seven critical bugs

Microsoft patches seven critical bugs

And one bug under exploitation.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 12 2023 12:11PM Security
Mandiant says 3CX attack probably came from North Korea

Mandiant says 3CX attack probably came from North Korea

Security update on the way.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 12 2023 12:10PM Security
iCare signs Capgemini for $38 million claims system

iCare signs Capgemini for $38 million claims system

HBCF software will be hosted by AWS.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 12 2023 6:53AM Software
CDR data quality targeted for extra ACCC attention

CDR data quality targeted for extra ACCC attention

Data holders warned over transparency, compliance.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 11 2023 11:22AM Strategy
Latitude Financial refuses ransom demand

Latitude Financial refuses ransom demand

Says payment would encourage more attacks.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 11 2023 12:00AM Security
IDCARE warns new privacy laws could exacerbate ransomware attacks

IDCARE warns new privacy laws could exacerbate ransomware attacks

Paying attacker is cheaper than penalty.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 6 2023 11:52AM Strategy
Cisco completes fix for critical Telepresence server bug

Cisco completes fix for critical Telepresence server bug

Coming "late April".
Richard Chirgwin Apr 6 2023 11:50AM Security
Tas gov details data breached in GoAnywhere hack

Tas gov details data breached in GoAnywhere hack

Department of education financial data may have been stolen.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 6 2023 6:48AM Security

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