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Jule Pattison-Gordon

Senior Staff Writer

Jule Pattison-Gordon is a senior staff writer for Government Technology. She 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.

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Cybersecurity
Global Study Finds Organizations Facing Cybersecurity Gaps
Specifically, organizations worldwide are dealing with gaps in cybersecurity skills and staffing gaps, fueled in part by limited hiring budgets. A new study, however, offers potential solutions.
September 11, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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The Future in Context
Global Cybersecurity Threats Matter in Local, Rural Communities
Statewide cybersecurity initiatives, like whole-of-state programs, are offering essential support to smaller communities and agencies. Backed by federal funding, they aim to bridge resource gaps and strengthen defenses against cyber threats.
September 06, 2024
 · Paul W. Taylor, Ashley Silver, Jule Pattison-Gordon, Thad Rueter
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Cybersecurity
Critical Infrastructure: How to Protect Water, Power and Space from Cyber Attacks
Cyber threats to water systems, electrical grids and the space sector are on the rise, but new resources, policies and strategies could help.
September/October 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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Cybersecurity
Caution Is Key for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Experts on a recent panel said cyber defenders need to safeguard operational technology without inadvertently causing disruptions for the services they seek to protect.
August 29, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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Cybersecurity
What Can Procurement Officials Learn from CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike is a useful lesson for officials who draw up government IT contracts, pushing them to ask the question of how future contracts can prepare for any unplanned outages.
August 22, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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Cybersecurity
Cyber Initiative Pegs 2027 as Infrastructure Defense Deadline
The project, which is called UnDisruptable27, wants society to prepare for near-future geopolitical conflicts in which cyber attacks are aimed at Americans’ access to water, medical care, power and food.
August 15, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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Cybersecurity
United Nations Approves Draft Global Cyber Crime Treaty
If adopted, the treaty would be a major step in creating global consensus on combating cyber crime. The agreement would empower international cooperation, but it has also sparked human rights concerns.
August 13, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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Health and Human Services
Federal Authorities Work to Boost Health-Care Cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks against the health-care sector put lives at risk — and they’re getting worse. But federal authorities are providing free cybersecurity resources to foster systemwide change.
August 09, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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Cybersecurity
Should the U.S. Military Add a Cyber Force?
As other military branches have broadly struggled to hire, train and retain cybersecurity talent, some say that the solution is adding a U.S. Cyber Force dedicated to digital defense.
August 07, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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Cybersecurity
Report: Ransomware Actors Test New Pressure Techniques
Some ransomware actors aren’t just stealing data and encrypting files — they’re also searching for damaging information, threatening violence and trying other techniques to amp up pressure on victims.
August 06, 2024
 · Jule Pattison-Gordon
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