WaTech in the News

State Chief Information Security Officer Vinod Brahmapuram has announced he will be resigning, effective March 31, to become Senior Director for Security Practice at a Fortune 500 company

State Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe will serve as both state CIO and acting CISO while WaTech conducts a nationwide search for Vinod's successor.

"I want to congratulate Vinod on his…

Dear Washingtonians,

It's hard to believe we're entering our third year of the pandemic. This has been a challenging time for everyone, including in the world of cybersecurity.

The move to remote work for safety reasons has transformed information technology in a very short time. While cloud services were certainly important pre-pandemic, they are now central to how public and…

Happy New Year! And Happy Data Privacy Week!

Data Privacy Day Events:

Data Privacy Week helps spread awareness about online privacy and educates people on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure. The celebration culminates with Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28. We are excited to share Governor Inslee's proclamation to recognize the day in Washington…

Data Privacy Week helps spread awareness about online privacy and educates people on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure. The celebration culminates with Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28.

Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed Jan. 28 as Data Privacy Day in Washington state. To celebrate and recognize the day, the State Office of Privacy and…

The StateScoop News Group recently published a commentary by WaTech Director and State CIO Bill Kehoe, who discussed how a "cloud-first" approach is critical to the public sector's ability to provide modern and efficient services for its citizens.

"CIOs need to focus on not only the needs of their customers, but also those of the public they serve," said Kehoe in the story. "This…