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

Java 15 introduced a cryptographic vulnerability

Java 15 introduced a cryptographic vulnerability

One of 500+ in Oracle's April patch-fest.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 20 2022 12:57PM Security
Videoconferencing apps can access muted mics

Videoconferencing apps can access muted mics

Webex tweaked to stop collecting audio from muted users.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 20 2022 6:43AM Security
Digital transformation delivers for Bank of Queensland

Digital transformation delivers for Bank of Queensland

"Single, cloud-based digital retail bank" becomes reality.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 14 2022 11:57AM Financial Services
Cisco offers a bumper haul of vulnerability fixes

Cisco offers a bumper haul of vulnerability fixes

Spring4Shell still keeping engineers busy.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 14 2022 11:02AM Security
Atlassian blames outage on miscommunication and "faulty script"

Atlassian blames outage on miscommunication and "faulty script"

Publishes more technical details.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 13 2022 2:10PM Cloud
Logging query tool exposed AWS credentials

Logging query tool exposed AWS credentials

Third-party PostgreSQL extension patched.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 13 2022 12:19PM Cloud
Atlassian says 400 customers hit by ongoing outage

Atlassian says 400 customers hit by ongoing outage

Some might wait two weeks for restoration.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 13 2022 10:27AM Cloud
CBA embarks on huge DevOps management rollout

CBA embarks on huge DevOps management rollout

7000 seats coming in 10 months.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 13 2022 6:30AM Software
APNIC moves to block BGP fat-thumb outages

APNIC moves to block BGP fat-thumb outages

Making the Internet more stable.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 12 2022 12:28PM Security
TPG Telecom's functional separation approved by ACCC

TPG Telecom's functional separation approved by ACCC

Wholesale-retail split to go ahead.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 8 2022 1:59PM Telco/ISP
NetApp acquires Canberra’s Instaclustr

NetApp acquires Canberra’s Instaclustr

Win for ANU Connect Ventures.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 8 2022 1:03PM Storage
HPC and research infrastructure need reworking, says new roadmap

HPC and research infrastructure need reworking, says new roadmap

Gov lays out priorities for a decade.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 8 2022 11:46AM Strategy
VMware admins asked to patch eight vulnerabilities

VMware admins asked to patch eight vulnerabilities

Authentication bypass, remote code execution, and more.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 7 2022 4:40PM Security
FBI Cyclops Blink operation disinfected thousands of WatchGuard appliances

FBI Cyclops Blink operation disinfected thousands of WatchGuard appliances

Global operation to block GRU-attributed malware.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 7 2022 11:46AM Security
Telstra now blocking scam texts in the network

Telstra now blocking scam texts in the network

Malware like Flubot gets the flick.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 7 2022 10:42AM Security
Vic school IT audit finds slow internet, unnecessary software purchases

Vic school IT audit finds slow internet, unnecessary software purchases

Department accepts recommendations.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 7 2022 6:40AM Hardware
Digital twins for Defence a $16m win for McKinsey

Digital twins for Defence a $16m win for McKinsey

Advanced modelling for Army, Air Force.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 6 2022 12:12PM Strategy
Cisco next to turn up Spring4Shell-vulnerable products

Cisco next to turn up Spring4Shell-vulnerable products

Eight identified, 70 under investigation.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 6 2022 12:10PM Security
Telstra announces regional review response, adds more non-metro support

Telstra announces regional review response, adds more non-metro support

Invests an extra $75 million.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 6 2022 6:40AM Telco/ISP
Defence puts another $12 million into Datapod

Defence puts another $12 million into Datapod

120 modules on order.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 5 2022 11:36AM Hardware

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