WaTech in the News

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…

Dear Washingtonians!

Welcome to CISO Compass, a new monthly column where I will share key insights related to cybersecurity.

Education is integral to information security. It is my goal that this column will increase awareness, stimulate broader discussion in the community, and help generate new ideas to combat ever-escalating cyber challenges.

With the New Year comes…

Work session on Open Data and the Public Records Act in the House State Government committee on 7/12/2016. The Open Data briefing is a StoryMap, available online here: https://arcg.is/29v3x3W

Other presentations are here: Electronic Bill Book

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Here are technology-related bills to watch through this week.

Go to https://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ to track activities on any bill.

Meeting Schedules for February 10, 2015

General Government & Information Technology - 2/10/2015 3:30:00 PM Full Committee House Hearing Rm C John L. O'Brien Building Olympia, WA 98504

Potential…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched a new website to reduce the risk of ransomware and help organizations enhance network defenses and be more aware and prepared to deal with malicious cyber actors.

StopRansomware.gov includes information about the critical steps that should be taken to respond to and…