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 sprung by Spring4shell vulnerability

VMware sprung by Spring4shell vulnerability

Other big name vendors investigating.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 4 2022 12:26PM Security
Moreton Bay council signs up for TPG Telecom private cloud

Moreton Bay council signs up for TPG Telecom private cloud

Telco adds Brisbane service region.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 4 2022 12:06PM Cloud
Gov to underspend on mobile black spots by $40m

Gov to underspend on mobile black spots by $40m

With some money diverted to other telecoms programs.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 4 2022 11:56AM Telco/ISP
Second critical infrastructure cyber security bill passes parliament

Second critical infrastructure cyber security bill passes parliament

Protecting ‘systems of national significance’.
Richard Chirgwin Apr 1 2022 12:00PM Security
ACCC to look at regional mobile tower access

ACCC to look at regional mobile tower access

Temporary disaster roaming also in its sights.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 31 2022 4:49PM Telco/ISP
Third-party bugs squashed in IBM database software

Third-party bugs squashed in IBM database software

Apache Log4j rears its head.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 31 2022 12:11PM Security
Telstra CEO Andy Penn is stepping down

Telstra CEO Andy Penn is stepping down

Vicki Brady named successor.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 30 2022 8:30AM Telco/ISP
Russian network 'hijacked' Twitter traffic

Russian network 'hijacked' Twitter traffic

BGP insecurity on display again.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 29 2022 12:25PM Security
TPG Telecom refutes Optus complaint over Telstra tie-up

TPG Telecom refutes Optus complaint over Telstra tie-up

Says deal will result in more competition, not less.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 28 2022 12:15PM Telco/ISP
Atlassian data centre products impacted by third-party bug

Atlassian data centre products impacted by third-party bug

Update if you can, remediate if you can't.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 28 2022 11:44AM Security
Virtual care strategy heralds IT revamp for NSW Health

Virtual care strategy heralds IT revamp for NSW Health

New processes and systems likely to be required.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 28 2022 6:48AM Strategy
VMware ships patches to AppC vulnerabilities

VMware ships patches to AppC vulnerabilities

Found by HackerOne bounty hunter.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 25 2022 5:03PM Security
Telstra, TPG deal could create regional 5G monopoly: Optus

Telstra, TPG deal could create regional 5G monopoly: Optus

Telco voices opposition to tie-up.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 25 2022 11:05AM Telco/ISP
Juniper pushes out monster patch

Juniper pushes out monster patch

Some third party bugs went back to 2003.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 25 2022 6:41AM Hardware
'Single account' compromise led to Microsoft's Lapsus$ code leak

'Single account' compromise led to Microsoft's Lapsus$ code leak

Attackers were interrupted mid-operation.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 24 2022 10:59AM Security
Rural broadband lobby hails NBN $750m spend

Rural broadband lobby hails NBN $750m spend

Hard work pays off.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 23 2022 12:34PM Telco/ISP
Telstra to build teleports for OneWeb

Telstra to build teleports for OneWeb

NT, Queensland and WA to host LEO provider’s ground infrastructure.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 23 2022 12:34PM Telco/ISP
HP printers carry code execution bug

HP printers carry code execution bug

Little-used network protocol exposes nearly 1000 products.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 23 2022 12:29PM Hardware
Multi-million dollar refunds for Optus, TPG customers after ACMA action

Multi-million dollar refunds for Optus, TPG customers after ACMA action

Couldn’t deliver promised NBN speeds.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 23 2022 12:11AM Telco/ISP
ACMA to government: digital platforms code needs to be stronger

ACMA to government: digital platforms code needs to be stronger

Government releases report it sat on since June.
Richard Chirgwin Mar 22 2022 11:36AM Strategy

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