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WaTech's Office of Cybersecurity is seeing a new phishing campaign that tries to trick people into revealing their work login credentials. The twist to this campaign is that it also tries to trick users into authorizing a two-factor authentication request that allows bad actors access to their accounts.

Here's an example of what we're seeing:

Dear Washingtonians!

When watching Super Bowl 2020 earlier this month, I was struck by how Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes took his team from 10 points behind with only nine minutes left to win the game 31-20. It was a masterful performance that exemplified his ability to set emotions aside and do what was needed to defeat his opponent.

I see a commonality…

The FBI is advising everyone to reboot their internet router to help thwart new malware that could potentially block network traffic, collect information and even make the devices inoperable.

The malware, called VPNfilter, targets routers produced by several manufacturers, according to the FBI, which notes that the initial infection vector for the malware is…

Here's an open dataset on broadband speed tests. It's from the mLab group, part of New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute. They have an open API, but for demo purposes, I used the web interface to compare Washington broadband speeds to some US and foreign areas that I think are similar.

Australia has a network landscape a lot like ours - lots of rural areas around a…

Here's a great example of an agency program that uses open data embedded in an interpretive web page: Water Quality. They use this dataset from data.wa.gov in an html "widget" to provide a cool visualization, plus context and narrative written by expert staff to make it all understandable.

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