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.
WaTech's state Office of Cybersecurity will hold several virtual presentations in October as part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Please mark your calendar for the following events and bookmark this page (cybersecurity.wa.gov/news/hacktober-presentations) for video links on the day of the presentation.
OCS operational planAs Dwight D. Eisenhower once said: "Plans are…
William Cram, who is earning a computer science degree, knows security is important but said a recent workshop held at Renton Technical College by the state Office of CyberSecurity (OCS) helped open his eyes.
"I didn't realize how much we are under attack," Cram said.
The workshop, held on April 9, provided information on common cybersecurity threats, such as phishing attacks,…
Software Retirement Bulletin: September 2015 is now available for your use. It contains information about end of software support for a number of commonly used software products. The document notes products that recently reached end of support as well as products that have upcoming retirements or reach end of mainstream support. This bulletin is intended to support agency planning for…
