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,…
The department of Labor And Industries has published a bunch of new datasets recently from their Intents and Affidavits program. These are reports filed by public works contractors about jobs done under "prevailing wage" rules. The datasets can show (for example) which agencies, contractors and projects have helped apprentices and journey level tradespeople learn on the job.
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Longitudinal data collection efforts can be very diverse indicators of change, and when they involve real-world observations and explanations of water conditions on the Sound from ferries, moorings and floatplanes you get a wonderful resource for educators, scientists and people who work on the water.
That's the Eyes Over Puget Sound report from Department of Ecology. Updated…
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…
