On June 20th, IP Address Management was designated as an Enterprise Service. The net effect of this designation is to:
Assign WaTech responsibility to obtain IP Address blocks on behalf of all state agencies Require agencies to obtain their IP Address blocks from WaTechThis enterprise service designation is effective with IPv6. WaTech has already obtained a massive…
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.
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:
1. A phishing email says you…
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…
