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

AI isn't secure, says America's NIST

AI isn't secure, says America's NIST

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

"Forgotten" debugging registers enabled Triangulation exploit against iPhones

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

NSW DPS seeking CIO

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

Western Sydney University to build supercomputer

Called 'DeepSouth'.
Dec 15 2023 6:44AM
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.
Dec 15 2023 6:31AM
Government backs ERP change of direction with funding

Government backs ERP change of direction with funding

Re-invests savings from GovERP scale-back.
Dec 14 2023 5:03PM
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.
Dec 14 2023 9:42AM
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.
Dec 14 2023 6:46AM
Microsoft rolls out 47 patches in December update

Microsoft rolls out 47 patches in December update

Two critical bugs, no zero-days.
Dec 13 2023 12:03PM
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.
Dec 12 2023 6:42AM
University of Wollongong discloses data breach

University of Wollongong discloses data breach

Incident ‘contained’.
Dec 11 2023 9:31AM
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.
Dec 8 2023 6:57AM
Atlassian patches several critical vulnerabilities

Atlassian patches several critical vulnerabilities

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

Procurement rules can stifle innovation, ONI chief warns

Top-secret cloud also gets international interoperability focus.
Dec 7 2023 9:15AM
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.
Dec 6 2023 8:54AM
US water facilities under attack, cyber agency warns

US water facilities under attack, cyber agency warns

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

Gov seeks APS-wide carbon accounting platform

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

AUKUS partners to expand AI in submarine tracking

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

Okta's data breach bigger than first thought

All customer service contact details leaked.
Nov 30 2023 12:43PM
Certis Security Australia suffers email breach

Certis Security Australia suffers email breach

Customers not affected.
Nov 30 2023 11:18AM

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