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

Expat library patched against code execution vulnerabilities

Expat library patched against code execution vulnerabilities

Parser can expose upstream software like Apache.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 21 2022 11:24AM Security
Aussie Broadband fibre network will be complete by end of June

Aussie Broadband fibre network will be complete by end of June

Reports strong growth in all segments.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 21 2022 11:20AM Telco/ISP
MyState Bank CEO: digitisation drawing more customers

MyState Bank CEO: digitisation drawing more customers

Temenos partnership pays off.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 18 2022 11:56AM Financial Services
ABC iView registration is back, and so are privacy concerns

ABC iView registration is back, and so are privacy concerns

Facebook, Google queue up for hashed user e-mail addresses.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 18 2022 11:15AM Strategy
Omicron, semiconductor shortages blow out Cisco’s delivery times

Omicron, semiconductor shortages blow out Cisco’s delivery times

Your network upgrades will have to wait.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 18 2022 7:54AM Strategy
Cisco email appliances have a brickable vulnerability

Cisco email appliances have a brickable vulnerability

Plus two other vulns patched.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 17 2022 2:00PM Security
Telstra CEO says NBN customer migration nearly complete

Telstra CEO says NBN customer migration nearly complete

Looks ahead to restructure of NBN Co's pricing.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 17 2022 12:54PM Telco/ISP
Azure misconfiguration exposed ISOC members' info

Azure misconfiguration exposed ISOC members' info

No malicious instances of access uncovered.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 16 2022 9:27AM Security
Chrome's first zero-day bug for 2022 is reportedly being exploited

Chrome's first zero-day bug for 2022 is reportedly being exploited

Don't wait for the auto-update.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 16 2022 9:15AM Security
Uni of Newcastle outsources operation of its campus software

Uni of Newcastle outsources operation of its campus software

Moves away from on-premises model.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 16 2022 6:46AM Cloud
GWA Group to spend $11 million on Microsoft ERP

GWA Group to spend $11 million on Microsoft ERP

Replacing two previous systems.
Richard Chirgwin , Jeremy Nadel Feb 15 2022 4:29PM Financial Services
Regional telecommunications still expensive and unreliable, review finds

Regional telecommunications still expensive and unreliable, review finds

Fires, floods and plague highlight telcos' inadequacies.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 15 2022 11:25AM Telco/ISP
Telco bill targets city-standard internet for regional Australia

Telco bill targets city-standard internet for regional Australia

Takes aim at slow provisioning, performance and fixes.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 14 2022 12:10PM Telco/ISP
George Christensen intros bill to police big tech "censors"

George Christensen intros bill to police big tech "censors"

Arming ACMA to crack down on "cancel culture".
Richard Chirgwin Feb 14 2022 11:55AM Software
Telco a bright spot for AGL as demerger looms

Telco a bright spot for AGL as demerger looms

Head office cost cutting could include IT staff.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 11 2022 2:15PM Financial Services
Ausconnex flicks switch on dark fibre network

Ausconnex flicks switch on dark fibre network

Telcos, data centres targets of Western Sydney network.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 11 2022 11:27AM Networking
Australian-developed secure microkernel takes to the skies

Australian-developed secure microkernel takes to the skies

UAE's SSRC works with UNSW to put seL4 on drones and phones.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 11 2022 11:18AM Hardware
SAP issues patches for critical bugs

SAP issues patches for critical bugs

US DHS warns exploits could halt all operations.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 10 2022 12:00PM Security
Wafer woes could drag out chip shortage

Wafer woes could drag out chip shortage

Major vendors not meeting demand.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 10 2022 10:24AM Hardware
BSA spends $20 million to settle "sham contractor" lawsuit

BSA spends $20 million to settle "sham contractor" lawsuit

Class action aimed at telco infrastructure services firm.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 9 2022 11:26AM Telco/ISP

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