New rules mandating stronger identity verification processes before mobile numbers can be ported are being introduced in Australia as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) steps up its fight against mobile number fraud.

Apple's iPhone 11 was the second best-selling smartphone globally in 2019, even though it was released in September of that year, meaning that four months were sufficient for it to gain that position. The top position was also taken by the same company, with the iPhone XR taking a 3% market share globally.

Google has released a fix for a high-severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser. The bug is currently being exploited in the wild on Windows 10 systems.

Cryptography expert Ronald Rivest has dismissed the idea that blockchains would be of any use in voting systems, saying it was something like bringing a combination lock to a kitchen fire.

ASD-certified Protected cloud provider Sliced Tech has been given a three-year contract by the Australian Department of Defence to implement and sustain its new enterprise student management system.

The Girl Geek Academy’s flagship program #SheHacks, which launched as a global first in 2014, is now running statewide across the state of Victoria in 2020 from February to April.

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