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

Microsoft fixes ancient Kerberos impersonation bug

Microsoft fixes ancient Kerberos impersonation bug

First Patch Tuesday of 2024.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 10 2024 9:38AM Security
AI isn't secure, says America's NIST

AI isn't secure, says America's NIST

Claims otherwise should be treated with scepticism.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 8 2024 1:21PM Security
"Forgotten" debugging registers enabled Triangulation exploit against iPhones

"Forgotten" debugging registers enabled Triangulation exploit against iPhones

Kaspersky analysed exploits found on staffers’ devices.
Richard Chirgwin Jan 8 2024 1:17PM Security
NSW DPS seeking CIO

NSW DPS seeking CIO

Will also be parliament’s CISO.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 21 2023 7:55AM Strategy
Western Sydney University to build supercomputer

Western Sydney University to build supercomputer

Called 'DeepSouth'.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 15 2023 6:44AM Strategy
Smart device security labels would cost under $5 million a year

Smart device security labels would cost under $5 million a year

In a $2.5 million annual market.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 15 2023 6:31AM Security
Government backs ERP change of direction with funding

Government backs ERP change of direction with funding

Re-invests savings from GovERP scale-back.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 14 2023 5:03PM Software
Application Security 2023

Application Security 2023

API vulnerabilities and supply chain failures are the two critical areas that have had their time in the sun for application security.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 14 2023 9:42AM State of Security 2023
Proof-of-concept code published for Apache Struts vulnerability

Proof-of-concept code published for Apache Struts vulnerability

Cisco first third-party vendor to announce response.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 14 2023 6:46AM Security
Microsoft rolls out 47 patches in December update

Microsoft rolls out 47 patches in December update

Two critical bugs, no zero-days.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 13 2023 12:03PM Security
Late and over budget, OneSKY air traffic system gets another reprieve

Late and over budget, OneSKY air traffic system gets another reprieve

Unification of civil, military control to continue.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 12 2023 6:42AM Software
University of Wollongong discloses data breach

University of Wollongong discloses data breach

Incident ‘contained’.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 11 2023 9:31AM Security
Cyber agencies call on software developers to improve memory safety

Cyber agencies call on software developers to improve memory safety

C, C++ no longer fit for purpose.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 8 2023 6:57AM Financial Services
Atlassian patches several critical vulnerabilities

Atlassian patches several critical vulnerabilities

Confluence, Jira, MacOS app, and third-party library affected.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 7 2023 5:25PM Security
Procurement rules can stifle innovation, ONI chief warns

Procurement rules can stifle innovation, ONI chief warns

Top-secret cloud also gets international interoperability focus.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 7 2023 9:15AM Cloud
Australian Government Consulting agency taps Victoria's data chief

Australian Government Consulting agency taps Victoria's data chief

In-house consulting becomes the place to be.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 6 2023 8:54AM Strategy
US water facilities under attack, cyber agency warns

US water facilities under attack, cyber agency warns

Unitronix PLC users burned by default password.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 4 2023 11:57AM Security
Gov seeks APS-wide carbon accounting platform

Gov seeks APS-wide carbon accounting platform

As part of ongoing net zero strategy.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 4 2023 11:47AM Software
AUKUS partners to expand AI in submarine tracking

AUKUS partners to expand AI in submarine tracking

WA station to get new deep space radar.
Richard Chirgwin Dec 4 2023 11:43AM Software
Okta's data breach bigger than first thought

Okta's data breach bigger than first thought

All customer service contact details leaked.
Richard Chirgwin Nov 30 2023 12:43PM Security

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