Chief Privacy Officer Katy Ruckle talks about the importance of her role in looking for "blind spots" in IT projects on this week's episode of StateScoop's Priorities podcast. Ruckle, who joined WaTech in 2020, says she's "not the privacy officer of no" nor is she there to tell people they can't do things. Her goal is to help businesses accomplish what they need to while incorporating privacy…
WaTech in the News
Congratulations to Washington! The National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) just published a report [external link] on state privacy programs and found that Washington's privacy office is the only one in the country with a legislatively-funded budget, demonstrating the value that our state leadership has in respecting privacy and the importance of incorporating privacy…
In my interim role as the state Chief Information Security Officer, I wanted to touch base on our efforts to improve and maintain our cybersecurity posture.
The Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) is an essential division within WaTech and provides critical enterprise security services to the state and our agency partners. However, like any enterprise service…
StateScoop recently interviewed WaTech Director and State CIO Bill Kehoe for a story on employee burnout and remote work.
Bill talked about how, at the start of the pandemic, he found himself working longer hours from home. At WaTech, Bill said he's tried to make sure staff don't overwork themselves. Bill also discussed remote work, and the advantage it can bring when hiring staff for…
State Chief Information Security Officer Vinod Brahmapuram has announced he will be resigning, effective March 31, to become Senior Director for Security Practice at a Fortune 500 company
State Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe will serve as both state CIO and acting CISO while WaTech conducts a nationwide search for Vinod's successor.
"I want to congratulate Vinod on his…