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Shane Swanson will join WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for Policy & Program Management starting Aug. 5, 2021.

Shane has more than 16 years of experience in cybersecurity and is currently the Deputy CISO for the Texas Department of Information Resources. Previous roles included working a s a strategic cybersecurity…

Bill Kehoe will be joining WaTech as its new Director and State CIO for Washington, effective Aug.1.

Bill has served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Los Angeles County in California since 2017 where he manages enterprise security, information management, enterprise architecture and technology consulting services for 37 county departments. He also is responsible for advising…

Washingtonians who use the SecureAccess Washington (SAW) portal to access state services should be on the lookout for phishing texts that target SAW users to steal credentials and personal data.

WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) has observed spoofed phishing texts containing messages such as: "Your SecureAccess Washington (SAW) claim account is currently on hold for…

Dear Washingtonians,

I want to update you on new legislation, recently signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, that takes an important step in creating a unified approach to cybersecurity in state government.

Senate Bill 5432 establishes the state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) as the state's lead organization in combatting cyber threats and creates a clear mandate for the…

Dear Washingtonians!

I'm very excited to tell you about a new initiative to advance a whole-of-state approach to cybersecurity in collaboration with the National Governors Association (NGA).

Washington state was recently selected as one of four states nationally by the NGA to hold a policy academy over the next several months to advance a whole-of-state cybersecurity posture.…