A capacity crowd turned out this past weekend for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's "Pink Elephant Unicorn" capture the flag competition in Seattle.
The national lab holds the competition twice a year, in eastern Washington and in the Seattle area, as a way to advance the field of cybersecurity and build awareness of computer safety and security. The events are open to…
Imagine:
8 college students from 4 colleges around WA, with 4 mentors from Washington's tech sector and 4 more from Olympia spend 6-8 weeks using Washington-developed data visualization software to concoct cool and crunchable new looks at state open data for the reports of a handful of innovative state agencies.
- and it launched today, thanks to fast and fabulous…
The Employment Security Department has successfully replaced a nearly 30-year-old computer system that processes unemployment taxes. The modern system features:
Fast and efficient data processing. Intuitive user interfaces and automated workflow. Powerful reporting tools. State-of-the art security and reliability. ADA compliance (Section 508).…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…
