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

Twitter says zero-day bug leaked account data

Twitter says zero-day bug leaked account data

User enumeration bug created in July 2021, plugged in January 2022.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 8 2022 12:03PM Security
Android apps are invasive and unsafe: study

Android apps are invasive and unsafe: study

WebView plus JavaScript bypass user permissions.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 5 2022 1:02PM Security
Dye & Durham's Link takeover under scrutiny

Dye & Durham's Link takeover under scrutiny

ACCC looking at vertical integration.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 4 2022 11:55AM Strategy
UNSW brings in Chrissy Burns as new CIO

UNSW brings in Chrissy Burns as new CIO

To lead cloud migration, student experience projects.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 4 2022 11:50AM Training & Development
Cisco small business routers need urgent patch

Cisco small business routers need urgent patch

Remote code execution, denial of service.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 4 2022 11:50AM Security
Telstra deregisters 900MHz sites “hindering” Optus 5G rollout

Telstra deregisters 900MHz sites “hindering” Optus 5G rollout

Regulator stops incumbent from blocking rival's rollout.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 3 2022 2:35PM Telco/ISP
Domino's seeking CIO for A/NZ

Domino's seeking CIO for A/NZ

New ERP rollout part of the role.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 3 2022 12:16PM Training & Development
Atlassian patches email template vulnerability in Jira

Atlassian patches email template vulnerability in Jira

Code execution via email templates.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 3 2022 11:27AM Security
DCI unveils Canberra data centre plan

DCI unveils Canberra data centre plan

Poplars precinct gets anchor tenant.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 3 2022 6:30AM Cloud
BAI Communications, NEC, Optus work on shared mobile site designs

BAI Communications, NEC, Optus work on shared mobile site designs

For NSW regional communications.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 2 2022 11:40AM Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband nears end of NBN PoI fibre rollout

Aussie Broadband nears end of NBN PoI fibre rollout

As housing crisis starts impacting connections.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 1 2022 12:02PM Telco/ISP
Samba attackers can force an admin password reset

Samba attackers can force an admin password reset

Make yourself domain admin.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 29 2022 12:10PM Security
Google's Australian quantum computing research program takes shape

Google's Australian quantum computing research program takes shape

Links up with four Australian universities.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 28 2022 11:43AM Hardware
Westpac to offer digital mortgages

Westpac to offer digital mortgages

Adds new digital features within its banking app.
Kate Weber , Richard Chirgwin Jul 27 2022 12:04PM Financial Services
Westpac to colocate brands in a single branch

Westpac to colocate brands in a single branch

Enabled by investments in frontend digital experience.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 27 2022 11:45AM Financial Services
Telstra anoints Microsoft as cloud partner in five-year tie-up

Telstra anoints Microsoft as cloud partner in five-year tie-up

Microsoft becomes direct intercity fibre customer.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 26 2022 3:00PM Cloud
FileWave MDM offered attackers superuser privilege

FileWave MDM offered attackers superuser privilege

Don’t ignore this month’s patch.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 26 2022 12:27PM Security
NAB hits same skills milestone with Microsoft and AWS

NAB hits same skills milestone with Microsoft and AWS

Banks more cloud certifications.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 25 2022 12:01PM Training & Development
Cisco data centre management software needs vulnerabilities patched

Cisco data centre management software needs vulnerabilities patched

Security review turns up a variety of attack vectors.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 22 2022 12:36PM Security
Atlassian discloses critical bugs

Atlassian discloses critical bugs

Confluence, Jira and other products patched.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 21 2022 11:52AM Security

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