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

Gov gets privacy penalty laws through lower house

Gov gets privacy penalty laws through lower house

As businesses baulk at $50m-plus fines.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 9 2022 11:48AM Security
Microsoft ships 68 patches, including 10 rated critical

Microsoft ships 68 patches, including 10 rated critical

One critical bug under active exploitation.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 9 2022 11:48AM Security
AFP adds Medibank breach to Operation Guardian

AFP adds Medibank breach to Operation Guardian

Suggests leaked data is authentic.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 9 2022 11:46AM Security
NSW gov wants to cut real estate data collection

NSW gov wants to cut real estate data collection

Minister asks rental bond body to handle tenancy ID proofs.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 9 2022 9:15AM Security
Treasury close to go-live with new voice system

Treasury close to go-live with new voice system

Out with Webex, in with Teams.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 9 2022 7:00AM Telco/ISP
Nokia moves to patch vulnerable mobile baseband kit

Nokia moves to patch vulnerable mobile baseband kit

CISA issues warning.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 8 2022 11:46AM Security
Defence delays part of large maritime comms upgrade

Defence delays part of large maritime comms upgrade

While Boeing and BMT join forces for a different part of the project.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 8 2022 11:45AM Hardware
Vocus upgrades Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne links

Vocus upgrades Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne links

400Gbps services now on offer.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 8 2022 11:45AM Telco/ISP
CSIRO seeks $14.5 million Bracewell supercomputer replacement

CSIRO seeks $14.5 million Bracewell supercomputer replacement

Agency wants iron for HPC, AI and ML workloads.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 8 2022 6:40AM Hardware
Telstra welcomes 5G standalone-capable smartphones at last

Telstra welcomes 5G standalone-capable smartphones at last

Paves way for network slicing use cases after years spent pitching technology.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 7 2022 12:33PM Telco/ISP
Medibank says it won't pay ransom

Medibank says it won't pay ransom

Details what customer data was accessed in breach.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 7 2022 9:48AM Security
ACSC says more bugs are emerging and exploits arrive faster

ACSC says more bugs are emerging and exploits arrive faster

Ransomware the biggest cyber crime threat.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 4 2022 10:02AM Security
IP Australia working on $20m patent system modernisation

IP Australia working on $20m patent system modernisation

Overhaul underway.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 4 2022 6:55AM Cloud
La Trobe University finds new CIO

La Trobe University finds new CIO

To start later this month.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 3 2022 12:00PM Training & Development
Cyber capability fund for Australian police boosted to $51m

Cyber capability fund for Australian police boosted to $51m

Governance stalled most funded projects last financial year.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 3 2022 11:49AM Security
Cisco's patch day plugs six vulnerabilities

Cisco's patch day plugs six vulnerabilities

Network giant also launched OpenSSL 3.x investigation.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 3 2022 11:49AM Security
APA, Viterra caught up in Frontier ransomware attack

APA, Viterra caught up in Frontier ransomware attack

Current and former employees affected.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 2 2022 11:54AM Security
Huawei ban hobbled competition, Optus claims

Huawei ban hobbled competition, Optus claims

TPG-Telstra inquiry told of impact of TSSR.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 2 2022 11:50AM Security
Airwallex slings $3 million at University of Melbourne

Airwallex slings $3 million at University of Melbourne

For scholarships, hardship support, hackathons and more.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 1 2022 11:56AM Training & Development
SoCI compliance could cost Endeavour Energy $48m opex over five years

SoCI compliance could cost Endeavour Energy $48m opex over five years

Regulatory proposal reveals ICT spend forecasts.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 1 2022 7:02AM Strategy

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