In 2024, the Legislature passed SHB 1947, which eliminated the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and incorporated all duties and responsibilities to Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech), as well as renamed the agency from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) to WaTech. Previous references to the OCIO or CTS should be understood to refer to WaTech.
Keynote: Art Stephens, Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Panel:
Michael Cockrill, State CIO, Washington State Office of the Chief Information Officer Rep. Zach Hudgins (D) 11th District Rep. Ross Hunter (D) 48th District Tracy Guerin, Deputy Director, Office of Financial Management
For details…
Headlines about public and private organizations worldwide falling victim to ransomware or data breaches have become all too common. We all must remain vigilant at home and at the office.
This year, WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) is participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) with an expanded daily quiz (see below) that serves as a fast and fun way to…
A new malware campaign is taking advantage of the flu season by sending phishing emails that appear to be urgent communications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC recently released an alert about the phishing campaign: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/s0322-phishing.html
Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself, and your organization…
From 2009 to 2014 Washington had a state broadband office that used a bunch of open data techniques to show where there was broadband internet service available - and where there wasn't. The basic idea was to build an intelligent market for broadband services and minimize the amount of public money needed. We did pretty well in this area but we left a few challenges on the table.…
