Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) has identified more than $4.5 million in savings through its Mainframe as a Service (MFaaS) transition project.
"I'm pleased to announce that this project will deliver sustainable, cost-effective mainframe services and cut costs by more than 30% for most agency customers," said state CIO and WaTech Director Jim Weaver. "This will represent more…
WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity is receiving reports of fake SecureAccess Washington (SAW) phishing emails that attempt to trick people into providing their account credentials.
In the example below, users are told they have 24 hours to correct inaccurate information or their SAW account will be restricted.
SAW administrators will never send an email asking users to…
State Chief Privacy Office Katy Ruckle recently gave a presentation about changes to the state's data breach notification law that have expanded the definition of personal information, reduced the time organizations have to notify individuals of a breach and reduced the time to notify the state attorney general's office.
The webinar aims to help government agencies become more aware of…
Washington State Chief Information Security Officer Vinod Brahmapuram participated in a recent webinar hosted by City University of Seattle to discuss the role of cybersecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
With many people now working from home, Vinod talked about common cyber threats in this new landscape and provided information on ways organizations and individuals can protect…
On April 15, 2020, WaTech Director and state CIO James Weaver signed a Statement of Work (SOW) with Illinois-based Ensono to begin the transition to mainframe as a service (MFaaS).
The project will involve migrating workloads (applications, databases and interfaces) from Olympia to a mainframe owned and managed by Ensono in its data center. This will include work by Ensono to fully…
