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

Programming now a top-20 occupation, census data shows

Programming now a top-20 occupation, census data shows

Tech attracts immigrants, and gender diversity improving.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 13 2022 12:05PM Training & Development
A-G says privacy reforms may be fast-tracked after Optus breach

A-G says privacy reforms may be fast-tracked after Optus breach

Suggests review of fines, information sharing and data collection.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 13 2022 11:34AM Security
Geoscience Australia plans ground station move

Geoscience Australia plans ground station move

Alice Springs facility too close to a growing city.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 12 2022 12:17PM Strategy
Fortinet serves up six more fixes

Fortinet serves up six more fixes

Company confirms recent bug has been exploited.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2022 12:00PM Security
Intel acknowledges Alder Lake leak

Intel acknowledges Alder Lake leak

Invites bounty hunters to comb UEFI code.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2022 12:00PM Security
Telstra chair takes aim at Optus' security critics

Telstra chair takes aim at Optus' security critics

"Easy to be critical" if you’re not under attack.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 11 2022 9:47AM Security
Endeavour Energy driving digital twin with mobile data capture

Endeavour Energy driving digital twin with mobile data capture

Vehicle-mounted LiDAR takes to the streets.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 10 2022 12:20PM Strategy
Fortinet issues emergency patch for authentication bypass

Fortinet issues emergency patch for authentication bypass

'Selected' customers advised last week.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 10 2022 12:14PM Security
ID service Dex patches token-stealing bug

ID service Dex patches token-stealing bug

Attackers could access downstream apps.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 7 2022 12:51PM Security
CISA to infosec: here’s China’s hit-list, why haven’t you patched?

CISA to infosec: here’s China’s hit-list, why haven’t you patched?

Top-20 exploited vulnerabilities include 12 RCEs.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 7 2022 12:50PM Security
Optus ups number of Medicare cards breached

Optus ups number of Medicare cards breached

Includes 17,000 numbers that are still current.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 7 2022 12:25PM Security
Boeing is extending Army's new battlefield comms system

Boeing is extending Army's new battlefield comms system

After initial build draws to a close.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 6 2022 12:40PM Strategy
Gov to update telco regulations to help protect Optus breach victims

Gov to update telco regulations to help protect Optus breach victims

Temporarily enable data sharing with banks, governments.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 6 2022 12:30PM Security
G4S Australia confirms staff data leaked following July breach

G4S Australia confirms staff data leaked following July breach

Caused by ransomware attack on prison.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 6 2022 12:30PM Security
NSW Telco Authority kicks off statewide connectivity strategy

NSW Telco Authority kicks off statewide connectivity strategy

Takes “coordinated, collaborative, whole-of-government approach”.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 6 2022 6:40AM Telco/ISP
NSW Education seeks new identity boss

NSW Education seeks new identity boss

After internal move.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 6 2022 6:39AM Training & Development
Service NSW beefing up PCI compliance with cloud payment service

Service NSW beefing up PCI compliance with cloud payment service

Safer payments handling.
Richard Chirgwin Oct 5 2022 6:44AM Cloud
Telcos, ISPs cautious about CDR

Telcos, ISPs cautious about CDR

Want government to research banking, energy before expanding scope.
Richard Chirgwin Sep 30 2022 12:00PM Telco/ISP
Cisco's September patch day: bugs swarm in IOS XE

Cisco's September patch day: bugs swarm in IOS XE

Denial of service, arbitrary code execution.
Richard Chirgwin Sep 30 2022 7:18AM Security
AGL wants more digital skills in its boardroom

AGL wants more digital skills in its boardroom

Customer service, decarbonisation to drive digital.
Richard Chirgwin Sep 29 2022 12:01PM Strategy

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