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

VMware patches against sandbox escape

VMware patches against sandbox escape

Critical vulnerabilities in Workstation and Fusion software.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 7 2024 5:06PM Security
Configuration error costs ASX $1.05 million

Configuration error costs ASX $1.05 million

Impacted more than 8000 transactions.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 7 2024 10:50AM Financial Services
Backup failed in Telstra's triple-zero outage

Backup failed in Telstra's triple-zero outage

“Additional measures” now in place as investigation continues.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 6 2024 2:13PM Telco/ISP
Optus fined $1.5 million for IPND breaches

Optus fined $1.5 million for IPND breaches

Nearly 200,000 customers’ data not uploaded.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 6 2024 11:34AM Telco/ISP
Western Sydney Metro comms supplied by Nokia

Western Sydney Metro comms supplied by Nokia

Backbone, data centre fabric, security.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 5 2024 12:28PM Networking
WA backs digital twin with $140 million

WA backs digital twin with $140 million

Spatial WA priority applications live within five years.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 5 2024 11:18AM Software
Airservices Australia signs Frequentis for drone air traffic control

Airservices Australia signs Frequentis for drone air traffic control

Winner chosen after prototyping project.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 5 2024 8:51AM Software
MQ Health seeks IT director

MQ Health seeks IT director

Covering enterprise and specialist systems for an “electronic hospital”.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 4 2024 3:31PM Training & Development
TPG Telecom calls for real-time disaster data sharing

TPG Telecom calls for real-time disaster data sharing

Temporary disaster roaming no panacea.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 4 2024 3:23PM Telco/ISP
Ivanti follows CISA discovery with new protection tool

Ivanti follows CISA discovery with new protection tool

Attackers may have maintained persistence after factory reset.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 4 2024 8:01AM Security
Aruba Networks patches critical Struts 2 vulnerability

Aruba Networks patches critical Struts 2 vulnerability

Security roll-up covers ten vulns.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 29 2024 6:28PM Security
Lexmark printers need firmware patch

Lexmark printers need firmware patch

More than 150 models affected by RCEs.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 29 2024 5:34PM Security
ASIO boss warns of "crack cyber teams" scanning critical networks

ASIO boss warns of "crack cyber teams" scanning critical networks

Imagine the Optus outage, but much worse.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 29 2024 8:33AM Strategy
University study warns of AI risks

University study warns of AI risks

Hype is dangerous, says Sunshine Coast Uni academics.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 28 2024 4:35PM Software
Optus shedding another 200 staff

Optus shedding another 200 staff

Exits consumer device installation business.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 28 2024 4:31PM Strategy
WA Education software rollout starts soon

WA Education software rollout starts soon

Kaartdijin moving school admin to the cloud.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 28 2024 1:39PM Cloud
Multi-cloud in fashion at Forever New

Multi-cloud in fashion at Forever New

Nutanix rollout cuts power consumption, speeds workloads.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 28 2024 12:05PM Cloud
Progress patches authentication bug in OpenEdge

Progress patches authentication bug in OpenEdge

All supported versions affected.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 28 2024 11:58AM Security
APT28 is recruiting Ubiquiti EdgeRouters into botnets

APT28 is recruiting Ubiquiti EdgeRouters into botnets

Russian actors spread malware via compromised routers.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 28 2024 11:56AM Security
Digital sales up strongly for Coles

Digital sales up strongly for Coles

More than nine percent of total sales.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 27 2024 5:01PM Strategy

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