In January 2014, Enterprise Services completed a project to upgrade various versions of Microsoft SQL Server to SQL 2012 whenever possible. Minimizing the number of SQL versions in use supports the agency's ongoing efforts to consolidate hardware and software and reduce the overall cost of operations.
The team reviewed 686 databases. Of those, 225 were upgraded to SQL 2012, 52…
For many people in Washington state, and across the country, public Wi-Fi has become a digital lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Pew Research, more than one-in-four adults do not have broadband internet access and - with the closure of public gathering spaces including libraries and cafes - are increasingly going to areas where public signals are still available to…
This month's briefing from our colleagues at the Multi State Information Sharing and Analysis Center includes news about Microsoft using a court order to take down six websites associated with the nation-state cyber threat actor, Fancy Bear; and a federal jury convicting a man for DDoS attacks against hospitals:
Hacker convicted for DDoS attacks against hospitals
The DOJ found…
On May 16th, Governor Inslee signed two biometrics bills into law, making Washington a leader in the category of protecting these unique biological identifiers, both in the public sector and private sector arenas.
HB 1493 establishes requirements of clear notice and consent before a company can collect a biometric identifier. The definition of biometric is fairly broad, covering many…
Kudos to the team from WSDOT that supported #HacktheCommute (aka #htcsea15) with City of Seattle, King County, Amazon, Microsoft and about a hundred developers this past weekend. WSDOT contributed info for the event's data catalog, including a great description of the existing Traveler's API, the single gateway to all of WSDOT's traveler information data.
