Jule Pattison-Gordon

Senior Writer at Governing
Boston-based
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@MDAJohnMarshall Thanks for following GovTech’s cyber reporting! I just want to make sure credit goes to @illumio’s
Gary Barlet, not me, for this particular article.

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How should governments regulate controversial emerging tech? Inside states & cities’ debates over police facial recognition technology:

https://t.co/jAO6I7leQZ

#facialrecognition #EmergingTech #PoliceTech

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Does your city need a stance on generative AI?

For Seattle and Boston, the time was ripe for interim guidance to let staff explore with caution. @SeattleITDept's @jimloter and @DoITBoston’s @SantiOnCities explain:

https://t.co/4izIQ7nI5B

#ChatGPT #GenerativeAI

[StateScoop - @statescoop.bsky.social @State_Scoop]

Several data and privacy experts say they’re concerned about the potential applications and sharing of sexual orientation and gender identity data https://t.co/l4ylY31SDG

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With states facing cyber workforce struggles, some look to volunteer cyber teams to provide supports statewide. Oklahoma and Wisconsin explain their approaches:
https://t.co/7IiP1QmuNu

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States long awaited the $1B State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program – but now that it’s here, a few are debating whether they want to accept the money, writes @govcso
Their concerns? Paperwork, federal monitoring and "other legal language"
https://t.co/nXNPMil8SH

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“An educated citizenry is the best defense against misinformation” says @ScottBatesCT about protecting voters from falsehoods

https://t.co/7lDToBpihw

#election2022 #misinformation

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Not just the (traditional) CISO - @katya_maruri shines light on how states are developing new cyber-related positions and evolving the CISO’s role to meet changing cybersecurity threats

https://t.co/XrIbDvhsoy

@govtechnews #cybersecurity #CISO

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When governments fall to cyber attacks, how much does the public have a right to know, and what – and when - is safe to disclose? @AdamStoneWriter explains

https://t.co/yuSGpEDjlm

@govtechnews #cybersecurity #breach

[Julia Edinger @julia_edinger]

Every question you have about judicial tech answered. Check out this piece by @JPattisonGordon:

https://t.co/HTV5Y4uFbV

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Govt agencies can make their websites more accessible to residents by using “concise sentences, avoiding technical jargon and acronyms, and expecting users to scan the content” explains @julia_edinger

#usability #govtech
https://t.co/91K0qktC1h

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“Cyber has been playing into our bond rating – so, our ability as a city, as a municipality, to borrow money for capital investment,” said Boston CISO, @CityCISO co-chair Greg McCarthy at the #RSAC

https://t.co/Jv7F1puh0s

[Center for Internet Security (CIS) @CISecurity]

A panel at the upcoming RSA Conference will dive into several states’ efforts to entice businesses to implement certain cybersecurity strategies in exchange for some protection should they be sued over data breaches. https://t.co/R4PRF62za0

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What are the technologies helping local govt detect and respond to natural disasters – and what’s next?

@sanantonioriver @USGS_ShakeAlert @GilpinSheriff Emergency Management and @NorfolkVA talk floods, fires and earthquakes

https://t.co/Og0qFCiWoB

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@BrianBartlett I'm at [email protected]

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“If I have a conversation with nine out of 10 counties, they're going to tell me we are having difficulty either getting cyber insurance or renewing it,” says @NACo CIO Rita Reynolds
https://t.co/VSmrdwkgsp

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Former Boston Innovation and Technology Department chief of staff Alex Lawrence returns to city government — and to the department — as interim CIO on the heels of David Elges’ departure #GovTech
https://t.co/CoRha8xUsR

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https://t.co/jgUxk4NRlH
Massachusetts Municipal Cybersecurity Summit highlighted resources, tips for localities' fights against ransomware

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“A dollar spent to prevent crime will be more effective than a dollar spent to recover from it,” says Megan Stifel, as Congress asks what it takes to fund the growing fight against #ransomware : https://t.co/e2UBauPAev

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Idaho's Keith Tresh on why CISOs must be "better sales people" https://t.co/tNjEQAVsZ3