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

Queensland needs election tech leader

Queensland needs election tech leader

Reporting to the electoral commissioner.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 20 2023 7:10AM Training & Development
ClamAV vulnerability hits Cisco security software

ClamAV vulnerability hits Cisco security software

Remote code execution bug patched.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 17 2023 7:00AM Security
Intel patches dozens of bugs

Intel patches dozens of bugs

Baseboard management controller has authentication bypass.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 16 2023 12:41PM Security
Mobile drives Telstra growth

Mobile drives Telstra growth

Passes $11.5 billion in revenue in first half.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 16 2023 11:45AM Telco/ISP
Defence wants to know if a space SDN will fly

Defence wants to know if a space SDN will fly

"Converged network in space".
Richard Chirgwin Feb 16 2023 6:50AM Telco/ISP
Centrelink's Pega-based payments engine is live

Centrelink's Pega-based payments engine is live

Operating in shadow mode since November 2022.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 15 2023 12:25PM Software
Microsoft patches three exploited zero-days

Microsoft patches three exploited zero-days

Patch Tuesday covers a total of 77 vulnerabilities.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 15 2023 12:20PM Security
Monash University digitises staff, student ID

Monash University digitises staff, student ID

Contactless identity on Apple and Android.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 14 2023 11:33AM Strategy
A-G rejigs definition of piracy to include shared logins

A-G rejigs definition of piracy to include shared logins

As Netflix declares new war on sharers.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 13 2023 1:00PM Strategy
Gov wants telcos to block SMS impersonation

Gov wants telcos to block SMS impersonation

Battling Sender ID text scams.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 13 2023 11:19AM Telco/ISP
Cenitex rolls out multi-cloud project

Cenitex rolls out multi-cloud project

Plans to exit its data centres by 2025.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 13 2023 7:10AM Cloud
AGL tech investment will grow despite loss

AGL tech investment will grow despite loss

Distributed energy a focus of future spending.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 9 2023 12:18PM Hardware
Cyber Security NSW falling short in local government remit

Cyber Security NSW falling short in local government remit

Lacks power to drive change.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 9 2023 7:05AM Security
US CISA publishes ESXi ransomware recovery tool

US CISA publishes ESXi ransomware recovery tool

As outbreak spreads.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 8 2023 1:22PM Security
Medibank faces data breach class action

Medibank faces data breach class action

Filed in the Federal Court on Tuesday.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 8 2023 12:55PM Security
ING Bank systems upgrade could breach CDR rules

ING Bank systems upgrade could breach CDR rules

By invalidating existing consents.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 8 2023 7:03AM Financial Services
Optus scammer avoids jail

Optus scammer avoids jail

Community service and correction order.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 8 2023 7:01AM Security
New industry group to battle critical infrastructure security threats

New industry group to battle critical infrastructure security threats

CI-ISAC opens.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 7 2023 11:48AM Security
NBN Co to add 130 field service technicians

NBN Co to add 130 field service technicians

In regional recruitment push.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 7 2023 11:39AM Telco/ISP
Image AIs shown to memorise training data

Image AIs shown to memorise training data

Serious privacy breaches possible, say researchers.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 7 2023 6:42AM Software

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