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Washington auditor’s office warned agencies of data-breach risks. Then it got hacked By Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times Published: February 21, 2021, 4:45pm Share: State Auditor Pat McCarthy, a Democrat, talks Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, with The Columbian editorial board. (The Columbian files) On Christmas Eve last year, Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy’s office issued a dire warning that state agency computer systems and data make “attractive targets for cyberattacks.” The admonition, in a 26-page cybersecurity audit report titled Continuing Opportunities to Impr...

Washington Auditor Warned of Cyberthreats Before Hack The Washington Auditor's Office issued a warning to state agencies about cyberthreats and vulnerabilities before itself falling victim to one of the biggest data breaches for an agency in the state. by Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times / February 16, 2021 Shutterstock (TNS) — On Christmas Eve last year, Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy's office issued a dire warning that state agency computer systems and data make "attractive targets for cyberattacks." The admonition, in a 2...

Kevin Winter/AMA2020/Getty Images for dcp Shawn Mendes performs onstage for the 2020 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 22, 2020 in Los Angeles. Forging your own path isn’t easy. Here’s how to start making a difference — and stay authentic along the way. In a year of turmoil, music companies of all sizes reckoned with their roles in perpetuating historic biases and sought effective ways to transform corporate culture. But when it comes to moving the world forward on a personal level, the challenge can seem intimidatingly large: Where to start? And how to do so in a way ...

Black-Led Organizations That Saw a Surge in Donations Look for Lasting Impact Julianne McShane, NBC News, December 31, 2020 On June 2, about 28 million people posted black squares to their Instagram feeds as part of Blackout Tuesday, an initiative started by two Black women in the music industry — Jamila Thomas, senior director of marketing at Atlantic Records, and Brianna Agyemang, a former executive at Atlantic — in an effort to encourage reflection about the prevalence of anti-Black racism and police brutality. While some people’s engagements with the cause ended on Instagram — dra...

2020 Was a Great Year for Protest Music Slate 12/19/2020 Carl Wilson © Provided by Slate Lil Baby and Megan Thee Stallion both released political music, even when it didn’t announce itself as political. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for McDonald’s and Rich Fury/Getty Images for Visible. In Slate’s annual Dear Club kids, It’s fascinating, Chris, to hear that the population’s collective shattered nerves were so plainly reflected by the Billboard chart stats. It’s unusually immediate evidence for pop culture as a seismograph o...