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

Tasmanian agencies to start using new government radio network in August

Tasmanian agencies to start using new government radio network in August

TasGRN coming online, at a cost of $763 million.
Jun 8 2023 4:42PM
Cisco patches critical vulnerability in collaboration kit

Cisco patches critical vulnerability in collaboration kit

Expressway, TelePresence VCS have password reset flaw.
Jun 8 2023 12:07PM
AMP sells superannuation software business

AMP sells superannuation software business

Around 500 employees to transfer out.
Jun 8 2023 12:04PM
ChatGPT can help software supply-chain attackers

ChatGPT can help software supply-chain attackers

More security woes for LLMs.
Jun 7 2023 12:20PM
Marinus Link project takes baby steps forward

Marinus Link project takes baby steps forward

Transmission determination process begins.
Jun 7 2023 12:13PM
Law Council says privacy should be considered in cyber security review

Law Council says privacy should be considered in cyber security review

“Less invasive” identity verification needed.
Jun 7 2023 12:09PM
Defence preps submarine digital twin under AUKUS

Defence preps submarine digital twin under AUKUS

To help “deliver and sustain” the capability.
Jun 5 2023 1:45PM
CTF in space: hackable satellite set to launch

CTF in space: hackable satellite set to launch

Tackling insecurity in space platforms.
Jun 5 2023 1:45PM
Researchers pack 19 cores into standard fibre

Researchers pack 19 cores into standard fibre

1.7 petabit per second sent over 67km.
May 31 2023 12:29PM
Defence scrutinised on PwC involvement in tech contracts

Defence scrutinised on PwC involvement in tech contracts

Consultancy’s biggest government customer hasn’t yet re-tested firm’s integrity.
May 31 2023 6:50AM
NSW SES to replace its dispatch system

NSW SES to replace its dispatch system

Design phase to start shortly.
May 30 2023 11:59AM
Google cloud database service patched against critical vulnerability

Google cloud database service patched against critical vulnerability

Attacker could get sysadmin on CloudSQL.
May 29 2023 11:54AM
Australia, NZ sign Inmarsat for enhanced satnav accuracy

Australia, NZ sign Inmarsat for enhanced satnav accuracy

New satellites for SouthPAN from 2027.
May 29 2023 11:50AM
Volt Typhoon attacks attributed to China

Volt Typhoon attacks attributed to China

Five Eyes cyber agencies point the finger.
May 25 2023 11:16AM
NSW gov quietly consulting on bug bounty program

NSW gov quietly consulting on bug bounty program

Details emerge via published submission.
May 25 2023 7:03AM
Technology problems mar Sydney Trains' incident response

Technology problems mar Sydney Trains' incident response

Critical technologies never delivered.
May 24 2023 10:32AM
CDC buys land for another Sydney data centre

CDC buys land for another Sydney data centre

$150 million for Badgerys Creek site.
May 22 2023 12:04PM
npm packages found hosting TurkoRat malware

npm packages found hosting TurkoRat malware

Typo-squatting attacks re-emerge.
May 22 2023 11:55AM
PyPI restored after weekend attack

PyPI restored after weekend attack

Sign-ups, uploads halted for 29 hours.
May 22 2023 10:51AM
Spirit Technology Solutions gets security operations centre

Spirit Technology Solutions gets security operations centre

Plans to retire legacy platforms in favour of Microsoft.
May 18 2023 11:08AM

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