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

NSW Rural Fire Service mobile data terminal rollout begins

NSW Rural Fire Service mobile data terminal rollout begins

Delays incurred in making it fit-for-purpose.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 5 2024 7:00AM Hardware
iCare starts search for digital invoicing solutions

iCare starts search for digital invoicing solutions

Needs to support 3 million invoices annually.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 5 2024 6:58AM Cloud
Containers inherit breakout bugs in Linux tools

Containers inherit breakout bugs in Linux tools

"Leaky Vessels" hits Docker, Kubernetes and more.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 1 2024 11:33AM Security
Peninsula Health embarks on $1.6 million upgrade

Peninsula Health embarks on $1.6 million upgrade

Telstra to implement faster, interconnected network.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 1 2024 9:44AM Strategy
Ivanti security patches start to ship

Ivanti security patches start to ship

Two new vulnerabilities disclosed.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 1 2024 9:21AM Security
Internet Association of Australia readies Tasmanian exchange

Internet Association of Australia readies Tasmanian exchange

TAS-IX due to light up in February; first Perth IX location slated to close.
Richard Chirgwin Feb 1 2024 9:20AM Telco/ISP
Tower could be cantilevered over Telstra exchange

Tower could be cantilevered over Telstra exchange

Under NSW proposal.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 31 2024 11:53AM Telco/ISP
ACSC presses enterprises to patch Jenkins

ACSC presses enterprises to patch Jenkins

After two vulnerabilities were found in the system.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 31 2024 11:48AM Security
Australia-US CLOUD Act deal comes into force

Australia-US CLOUD Act deal comes into force

Streamlining law enforcement data requests.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 31 2024 10:14AM Strategy
AI drives "digital divide" in Australia’s universities

AI drives "digital divide" in Australia’s universities

Commercial LLMs too expensive to offer to all students.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 31 2024 6:50AM Strategy
Gov hopes for multi-carrier highway boost

Gov hopes for multi-carrier highway boost

$50 million to be spent on regional roads coverage.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 30 2024 1:50PM Telco/ISP
NSW Telco Authority seeks cyber security director

NSW Telco Authority seeks cyber security director

Protecting the PSN.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 30 2024 7:07AM Strategy
Sydney educator says GenAI will change what schools assess

Sydney educator says GenAI will change what schools assess

Teachers and students need to learn good prompting.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 30 2024 7:02AM Software
Russian threat group crafted malicious OAuth apps to breach Microsoft

Russian threat group crafted malicious OAuth apps to breach Microsoft

‘Midnight Blizzard’ also breached HPE.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 29 2024 2:31PM Security
GitLab patches another critical vulnerability

GitLab patches another critical vulnerability

Plus four medium-rated bugs.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 29 2024 11:34AM Security
Parliamentary expenses system cost blowout still growing

Parliamentary expenses system cost blowout still growing

No assessment of benefits yet for $74.3 million system.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 25 2024 10:55AM Strategy
Misconfiguration exposes GKE clusters to takeover

Misconfiguration exposes GKE clusters to takeover

All an attacker needs is a Gmail account.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 25 2024 9:42AM Cloud
Cisco unified comms systems patched against RCE

Cisco unified comms systems patched against RCE

SD-WAN products also plugged.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 25 2024 9:40AM Security
North Sydney Council creates CIO role

North Sydney Council creates CIO role

Part of reorganisation.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 25 2024 6:53AM Strategy
Transport for NSW extends asset management contract

Transport for NSW extends asset management contract

For up to four more years.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 24 2024 2:55PM Software

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