IBM is celebrating its 27th year atop the annual US patent recipient list, having earned 9262 US patents in 2019 alone. [ + ]

The ACMA is calling on Australian ISPs to block nine gambling websites after it received over 79 complaints against them and found them to be operating illegally. [ + ]

Google is set to continue supporting Chrome on Windows 7 for at least 18 months, even as Microsoft officially ends its support for the operating system. [ + ]

A newly discovered cyber vulnerability could be putting hundreds of millions of cable modems at risk, according to a group of Danish security researchers. [ + ]

5G is set to reach 1.5 billion connections globally by 2025 for an annual average growth of 150% over the next six years, according to a new study. [ + ]

Scammers are using Australia's bushfire crisis to trick organisations out of thousands of dollars after the disaster sparked a torrent of goodwill. [ + ]

The traditional PC market finally grew in 2019 after seven consecutive years in decline, driven by last-minute migrations from the now-extinct Windows 7. [ + ]

A course designed to help technology professionals improve software development and IT operations within their business has launched on RMIT Online. [ + ]

Russian cybercrime enterprise TrickBot has developed a PowerShell-based fileless backdoor designed to stay hidden from modern cybersecurity controls. [ + ]

Chinese social media app TikTok demands a potentially concerning level of device control, but there's no evidence this control is being abused according to Proofpoint. [ + ]

Danskine, previously Senior Director, Strategic Alliances, takes over from Jeremy Deutsch in the MD role. [ + ]

Accenture is set to acquire Symantec's Cyber Security Services business in a bid to improve its ability to help clients detect and respond to cyber threats. [ + ]

Every month, Alphabet Inc's 422 domains rake in almost 120 billion visits, with google.com attracting over 77 billion visits alone, a study shows. [ + ]

Australia needs to get better at measuring its cybersecurity sector if it's going to sustain industry and economic growth, according to AustCyber. [ + ]

Victorian start-ups nabbed the lion's share of funding last financial year, beating previous leader NSW by 43%, according to Techboard. [ + ]