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Seattle and Washington officials pledge practical help for nonprofits’ cybersecurity, hand out YubiKeys
Summary
Seattle and state officials at a CLTC convening pledged templates, incident-playbooks and resource-sharing for nonprofits; the City of Seattle is distributing free YubiKeys as an immediate MFA step and officials urged contract language and grant use to extend protections.
Seattle and Washington state officials told nonprofit attendees they intend to expand practical, no‑cost support after UC Berkeley CLTC’s presentation showing high cyberattack rates among nonprofits.
Bill Kehoe, Washington state CIO and director of WATEC, said the state must treat nonprofits that hold resident data with similar attention to small state agencies: "If you have a breach, that's an extension of us," Kehoe said, calling for clear contract language and sharing of resources so nonprofit partners can access monitoring,…
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