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Jule Pattison-Gordon

Senior Staff Writer

Jule Pattison-Gordon is a senior staff writer for Governing and former senior staff writer for Government Technology, where she'd specialized in cybersecurity. Jule also previously wrote for PYMNTS and The Bay State Banner and holds a B.A. in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon. She’s based outside Boston.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Under Trump

The president-elect is expected to take a predominantly deregulatory approach to technology, and to aggressively pursue foreign cyber threat actors. He returns to office in a time of international tension in cyber space.

December 02, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Cybersecurity

How Can Cities Keep Nonprofit Groups Cyber Secure?

A new study of San Francisco considers nonprofits’ unique cybersecurity challenges in that community as well as ways the local government could help. The research team hopes to study other cities soon.

November 19, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Justice and Public Safety

Partnerships Helped Secure Election Day Against New Threats

Election officials and law enforcement worked together to fend off Election Day threats, with a new tactic emerging: hoax bomb threats made against polling sites with the aim to disrupt voting.

November 14, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Cybersecurity

A Look at Government Cyber Insurance Prospects in 2024

To reduce risks, cybersecurity insurers have often raised premiums, asked for more information about applicants and tightened the sublimits on the kinds of cyber incident coverage they offer.

November 11, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Cybersecurity

Food and Agriculture Sector Eyes Cybersecurity Threats

The director of the sector’s ISAC spoke recently about ransomware and other threats. Plus, a tabletop exercise revealed ways to improve public and private response to a major attack on the sector.

November 05, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Cybersecurity

HIPAA Not ‘Strong Enough’ for Health Care’s Cybersecurity Needs

As ransomware and other cyber attacks hit the health-care sector, organizations need to follow stronger security guidance, panelists said during a recent webinar.

November 01, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Cybersecurity

Cyber Trends: Keep an Eye on Critical Infrastructure Sectors

Significant cyber events from the year, like the CrowdStrike incident, tell us which critical infrastructure sectors are most at risk. What are governments doing to prepare for the new year?

November/December 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Cybersecurity

How Will Generative AI Change Cybersecurity Teams?

A global study finds almost half of government cybersecurity professionals expect generative AI to end the need for certain cyber skills or cyber roles.

October 31, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Justice and Public Safety

What Judges Think of Pretrial Risk Assessment Algorithms

A new study found that many judges said the tools were flawed, but helpful in some areas, including when they were forced to make quick decisions with scant information.

October 31, 2024
· Jule Pattison-Gordon
Artificial Intelligence

Values Drive the Work of AI Groups in Washington, D.C.

In the capital district, the work of its AI Advisory Group and AI Taskforce comes together to help ensure advances in artificial intelligence meet values set by its mayor. Only solutions that properly align get adopted.

October 28, 2024
· Julia Edinger, Jule Pattison-Gordon