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Government Technology – Security is government IT’s No. 1 priority, but startups like to “move fast and break things.” At the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, three security professionals gave advice on how tech companies can reduce risk.

Information Security Buzz – Three US hospitals have been forced to temporarily close their doors to “all but the most critical new patients” following a ransomware outbreak. This incident was first reported on 1 October with computers at the DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Fayette Medical Center and Northport Medical Center all infected with ransomware

Information Security Buzz – As reported by the Australian Associated Press, hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria were hit with a suspected ransomware attack on Monday afternoon. The government said that while patient data was not accessed, patient records, booking and management systems were forced offline while the investigation into the incident takes place.

SC Magazine – A listing of the winners in each category of the 2019 SC Media Reboot Leadership Awards.

SC Magazine – Reboot Leadership Awards nomination: Jennifer Steffens has held the helm of IOActive for the last 11 years and during that period managed the firm while the company’s researchers made impressive vulnerability discoveries in satellite communication systems used on planes, robots, Segways, a Jeep and even healthcare equipment.