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

Atlassian patches Jira server plugin to fix vulnerability

Atlassian patches Jira server plugin to fix vulnerability

Possible credential leak.
Richard Chirgwin Jul 1 2022 9:24AM Security
ResetData to use immersion cooling in Macquarie Data Centres space

ResetData to use immersion cooling in Macquarie Data Centres space

Brings Spanish vendor Submer's technology to Australia.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 30 2022 4:54PM Cloud
Monash University opens public bug bounty

Monash University opens public bug bounty

Websites, apps open to researchers.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 30 2022 11:55AM Security
NBN Co boosts its business service to 10Gbps

NBN Co boosts its business service to 10Gbps

Available now for connection within 50 business days.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 30 2022 10:52AM Telco/ISP
Origin Energy fined $17m over automated hardship system

Origin Energy fined $17m over automated hardship system

Breached energy retail hardship rules.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 29 2022 2:43PM Software
Routing security falling short in Australian, New Zealand networks

Routing security falling short in Australian, New Zealand networks

Networks expose users to hijack.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 29 2022 11:55AM Security
Mastercard passes first of three Australian TDIF accreditations

Mastercard passes first of three Australian TDIF accreditations

Can act as digital ID exchange.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 29 2022 6:36AM Strategy
OpenSSL subject to remote memory corruption

OpenSSL subject to remote memory corruption

Researcher discovery sparks vulnerability controversy.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 28 2022 11:46AM Security
Origin Energy goes public with bug bounty program

Origin Energy goes public with bug bounty program

Bugcrowd now open to all.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 28 2022 11:45AM Security
Unis collaborate to push semiconductor skills in Sydney

Unis collaborate to push semiconductor skills in Sydney

S3B to focus on developing design talent.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 28 2022 5:49AM Training & Development
TPG Telecom puts fresh targets on IT simplification

TPG Telecom puts fresh targets on IT simplification

Restructures tech leadership team.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 27 2022 1:10PM Telco/ISP
Critical Splunk bug propagates code execution

Critical Splunk bug propagates code execution

Patch now, because all endpoints are vulnerable.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 24 2022 1:15PM Security
Telstra readies energy retail for launch

Telstra readies energy retail for launch

Taking registrations for electricity, gas customers.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 23 2022 12:43PM Telco/ISP
Pentanet mmWave service goes live in Perth

Pentanet mmWave service goes live in Perth

Terragraph-based neXus mesh service claims near-gigabit speeds.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 23 2022 12:18PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co taking orders for 'non-premises' connections

NBN Co taking orders for 'non-premises' connections

New developments get IoT connectivity service.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 22 2022 1:08PM Telco/ISP
Cloudflare black-holed its own traffic for an hour

Cloudflare black-holed its own traffic for an hour

BGP slip took 19 data centres offline.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 22 2022 7:56AM Telco/ISP
Optus loses its head of analytics

Optus loses its head of analytics

Taking a break.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 22 2022 6:50AM Training & Development
Swoop announces mmWave rollout

Swoop announces mmWave rollout

Updated: Promises up to gigabit speeds.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 21 2022 1:26PM Telco/ISP
Australia Post's network technology head departs

Australia Post's network technology head departs

After eight years.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 21 2022 6:41AM Training & Development
TPG launches 10Gbps broadband for business

TPG launches 10Gbps broadband for business

Metro hardware upgrade in train.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 20 2022 12:40PM Telco/ISP

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