WaTech in the News

Tax season is in full swing and criminals are going to great lengths to steal your identity and tax refund.

Scams include fake websites and tax forms that look like they belong to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in order to trick you into providing your personal information.

You should always take steps to minimize your risk of identity theft and other online-related crimes…

The Washington State Arts Commission has been working to improve access to art since 1961. This is what they do

They speak up for the public value of the arts. They build leadership in and for the arts. They strengthen arts education in our public schools. They document the impact of the arts on our communities and in peoples' lives, and They share the…

The WA State Department of Health works closely with county public health departments to measure and improve public health around the state. The key measures and data are reported on the agency's PHIP website every year. A few of the measures are also posted on the state's general-purpose open data site, data.wa.gov. Here's an example of a drinking water projects diagram, and the dataset…

Washingtonians who use the SecureAccess Washington (SAW) portal to access state services should be on the lookout for phishing texts that target SAW users to steal credentials and personal data.

WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) has observed spoofed phishing texts containing messages such as: "Your SecureAccess Washington (SAW) claim account is currently on hold for…

A team from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) won this year's cyber escape room competition organized by WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS).

"We had a lot of fun. It was also a good team-building exercise," said Brian Everson, WSP's chief information security officer. "The escape room was a fun, positive way to go through a 'work location' and find the mistakes we can all…