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

ACT gov kills off HR replacement project

ACT gov kills off HR replacement project

Will upgrade existing systems instead.
Jun 29 2023 12:10PM
Governments across Australia embark on identity reform

Governments across Australia embark on identity reform

Commonwealth, states and territories seeking consistency.
Jun 27 2023 11:31AM
Medibank faces fresh tech review in ongoing hack fallout

Medibank faces fresh tech review in ongoing hack fallout

Must also hold more capital while addressing infosec “weaknesses”.
Jun 27 2023 10:55AM
NSW public safety radio upgrade runs late, cost soars past $1.2 billion

NSW public safety radio upgrade runs late, cost soars past $1.2 billion

Encryption hampers interoperability.
Jun 26 2023 12:10PM
Exploit emerges for Cisco VPN client vulnerability

Exploit emerges for Cisco VPN client vulnerability

Arbitrary file deletion created privilege escalation vector.
Jun 22 2023 12:04PM
Apple rushes out patches for exploited zero day bugs

Apple rushes out patches for exploited zero day bugs

Targeted in “Triangulation” spyware campaign.
Jun 22 2023 11:13AM
VMware spots exploits in the wild for Aria Operations for Networks

VMware spots exploits in the wild for Aria Operations for Networks

Don’t delay patching.
Jun 21 2023 12:05PM
Fire Rescue Victoria still hampered by December 2022 cyber attack

Fire Rescue Victoria still hampered by December 2022 cyber attack

Restoration timeframe still unknown.
Jun 20 2023 6:24AM
Progress Software moves on another MOVEit vulnerability

Progress Software moves on another MOVEit vulnerability

Irresponsible disclosure by third party.
Jun 19 2023 12:07PM
SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack

SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack

Operations continue as normal.
Jun 19 2023 12:03PM
Telstra signs OneWeb to upgrade remote base station backhaul

Telstra signs OneWeb to upgrade remote base station backhaul

Consumer services promised this year.
Jun 19 2023 11:49AM
MFA took off in the Covid era, Okta says

MFA took off in the Covid era, Okta says

Make it easy, and users will come.
Jun 15 2023 12:37PM
CISA, NSA urge companies to harden up their BMC firmware

CISA, NSA urge companies to harden up their BMC firmware

Avoiding baseboard controller vulnerabilities.
Jun 15 2023 12:29PM
Flight Centre seeking CISO

Flight Centre seeking CISO

After incumbent is promoted to global CSO role.
Jun 15 2023 6:55AM
Chinese attackers exploiting unpatched VMware ESXi instances

Chinese attackers exploiting unpatched VMware ESXi instances

Mandiant spots zero-day attacks.
Jun 14 2023 11:45AM
Microsoft patches 94 vulnerabilities

Microsoft patches 94 vulnerabilities

Patch Tuesday comes around.
Jun 14 2023 11:40AM
CISA bans remote management of network devices

CISA bans remote management of network devices

US agencies have 14 days to comply.
Jun 14 2023 11:37AM
Macquarie Technology Group seeks $130m for new data centre build

Macquarie Technology Group seeks $130m for new data centre build

Halts trading to issue prospectus.
Jun 13 2023 11:52AM
ACT government investigating Barracuda exploitation

ACT government investigating Barracuda exploitation

“Harms assessment” under way.
Jun 13 2023 9:00AM
National Parks trials preconfigured branch connectivity

National Parks trials preconfigured branch connectivity

Via Optus-assembled "Office in a Box".
Jun 9 2023 6:32AM

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