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

NBN Co says TPG tie-up could help Telstra sidestep spectrum limits

NBN Co says TPG tie-up could help Telstra sidestep spectrum limits

Raises competition concerns.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 20 2022 12:30PM Telco/ISP
Singtel puts Optus Enterprise under Australian management

Singtel puts Optus Enterprise under Australian management

Restructure to give business more autonomy.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 16 2022 12:33PM Strategy
Citrix ADM has admin password reset vulnerability

Citrix ADM has admin password reset vulnerability

Nasty but hard to exploit, researcher says.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 16 2022 12:31PM Security
Cisco security appliances have critical vulnerabilities

Cisco security appliances have critical vulnerabilities

Older SME routers won't get security fixes, need to be replaced.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 16 2022 12:25PM Security
Microsoft patched Azure bugs without notifying users, Tenable claims

Microsoft patched Azure bugs without notifying users, Tenable claims

Cloud providers “unaccountable” when it comes to security.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 15 2022 11:54AM Security
Supply chain woes delay SoftIron Sydney factory launch

Supply chain woes delay SoftIron Sydney factory launch

Manufacturing equipment, control systems in short supply.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 15 2022 6:41AM Hardware
Telstra, Optus, Vodafone ready multi-factor authentication

Telstra, Optus, Vodafone ready multi-factor authentication

Gear up to meet new customer verification rules.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 14 2022 1:05PM Telco/ISP
IBM workflow analysis software beset by bugs

IBM workflow analysis software beset by bugs

One product, 57 vulnerabilities.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 10 2022 12:54PM Security
HTTP/3 becomes a standard, at last

HTTP/3 becomes a standard, at last

Faster traffic, more encryption.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 9 2022 6:52AM Networking
Australia, New Zealand join forces to battle spam

Australia, New Zealand join forces to battle spam

ACMA, Department of Internal Affairs sign info-sharing MoU.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 8 2022 12:18PM Telco/ISP
Australian Unity sets up new group technology function

Australian Unity sets up new group technology function

To be led by QBE Insurance's CIO.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 7 2022 12:11PM Training & Development
CBA offers NBN discount to mortgage customers

CBA offers NBN discount to mortgage customers

Investment in More bearing fruit.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 6 2022 11:09AM Telco/ISP
Northern Rivers locals still angry with telcos over flood response

Northern Rivers locals still angry with telcos over flood response

NSW senate inquiry told of extensive network damage.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 3 2022 11:30AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co opens FTTC-to-FTTP upgrade offer to 160,000 premises

NBN Co opens FTTC-to-FTTP upgrade offer to 160,000 premises

Hopes to cover a million premises by year-end.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 3 2022 10:18AM Telco/ISP
NSW public insurer icare privacy bungle hits 193,000 people

NSW public insurer icare privacy bungle hits 193,000 people

Excel spreadsheet emailed to wrong recipients.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 2 2022 10:22AM Security
Google open sources data centre scale encryption

Google open sources data centre scale encryption

PSP supercharges protection for big pipes.
Richard Chirgwin Jun 1 2022 11:58AM Cloud
VMware, F5, Log4j added to EnemyBot attack targets

VMware, F5, Log4j added to EnemyBot attack targets

Also tries to infect Android devices.
Richard Chirgwin May 31 2022 11:39AM Security
Open Automation Software plugs holes in industrial platform

Open Automation Software plugs holes in industrial platform

Default user restricted.
Richard Chirgwin May 30 2022 12:10PM Security
Mastercard hit with ACCC lawsuit over payment routing

Mastercard hit with ACCC lawsuit over payment routing

Allegedly tried to deter big business from using eftpos.
Richard Chirgwin May 30 2022 11:59AM Financial Services
Researchers identify FIDO2 protocol vulnerabilities

Researchers identify FIDO2 protocol vulnerabilities

Updated: "Provably secure" can't be reached without changes.
Richard Chirgwin May 30 2022 6:56AM Security

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