Contact us:
KCIT
Chinook Building
401 Fifth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-263-7997
Fax: 206-296-6511

Welcome to KCIT, Department of Information Technology

King County IT provides a wide variety of services to citizens, regional partners, local government agencies and to King County departments and employees.

News and Announcements

Job seekers gain more reliable tools and access to helpful staff thanks to new technology

Over 50,000 job seekers each year take classes, navigate complicated employment applications, and receive mentoring and career counseling from King County staff at WorkSource Renton. Until recently, staff often spent a significant amount of time troubleshooting problems on older desktop workstations than working directly with job seekers. That has all changed thanks to an employee-driven efficiency measure, which is also projected to save $45,000 annually.

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October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

Participate in Cyber Security Awareness Month. The theme of National Cyber Security Awareness Month is: Cyber Security Is Our Shared Responsibility. Each one of us plays an important role in securing cyberspace, and there are many actions we can take to make a positive impact.

 Videos:
Fun and Games
Judy Judy Judy
 Documents:
If You Suspect Malware (.PDF)
Gaming Safety (.PDF)
Avoid Phishing (.PDF)
Mobile Safety (.PDF)

Take the Cyber Pledge!

The Multi-State ISAC is conducting a national Cyber Security Pledge campaign during Awareness Month to help users understand good practices for staying safe on the Internet and affirm a commitment to online safety. You can join thousands of people across the country and sign the pledge online by visiting        MS-ISAC at https://msisac.cisecurity.org/cyber-pledge/  

National Cyber Security Awareness Month

 


Open data

Build an app, make a difference

KCIT is committed to making data open, accessible and transparent. The open data site encourages user to download data, create visualizations or build apps! Questions, requests and comments welcome.

GIS maps and data

The King County GIS Center provides efficient, high-quality GIS leadership, coordination, infrastructure, and public services including property maps, recreation maps, extensive open GIS data downloads and training.