Dear Washingtonians!
Each day seems to bring news of cyberattacks across the country, from ransomware to identity theft, that cause disruptions in service and enormous financial losses. Yet we still underestimate the true threat.
The most recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report had an interesting statistic that demonstrates this point. The study found that only four…
That valentine that just arrived in your email may not be what it seems.
According to a recent report from the SANS Internet Storm Center, there's a new malware campaign carrying ransomware with subject lines that include "Always thinking about you" and "I love you."
The emails have attachments that all start with "Love_you." Opening the attachments will infect the users'…
Every year Washington state agencies publish a bunch of reports analyzing what's going on in the state. In 2014 there were at least 140 of them contributed to the State Library's very under-appreciated Depository program. Most of these are on topics requested by the legislature - policy questions that aren't quite ripe for decision yet, or accountability for key programs. Often they help…
Over the past two months we've interviewed 109 business owners and prospective business owners from across the state, ranging from sole proprietors to newly-formed LLCs to mid-size companies in heavily regulated industries to businesses just hiring their first employee to business owners that didn't know they had to register at all. From minority and women
Each interview we do is…
