Cybersecurity is essential in today’s rapidly evolving cyber landscape. And government agencies are getting serious about cybersecurity approaches like zero trust, especially as the Department of Defense moves toward making zero trust a requirement. In a new video interview, Executive Mosaic spoke with Steve Derr of Oracle to learn more about how the company is implementing zero trust and other cybersecurity measures.
Secure Cloud Computing Architecture Update
In September, Oracle announced the release of a second version of its Secure Cloud Computing Architecture, or SCCA. The update is designed to meet the DOD’s secure landing zone requirements for mission owners and cloud brokers, Derr explained.
“The capability is fully scripted and automated to expedite the speed of deployment of the landing zone, which allows both those cloud brokers and mission owners to deploy faster using cloud native capabilities to secure their workloads,” said Derr, vice president of Oracle’s JWCC program management office and Cloud Operations and Engineering.
Oracle’s Zero Trust Capabilities
According to Derr, Oracle’s focus on zero trust is centered around supporting the DOD’s and the Intelligence Community’s zero trust strategies, protecting workloads from insider threats and providing greater control of access privileges.
“We’ve taken lessons learned from the DOD zero trust testing that we accomplished in September 2023, and have created a zero trust-enabled landing zone that aligns with the seven principles of zero trust,” shared Derr.
“The DOD and the Intelligence Community benefit from the R&D that Oracle has done on their behalf to expedite both the security compliance, which is a heavy lift for most mission owners, and the speed to mission for critical workloads,” he added.
Dive Into Cloud With 4×24
Derr is the chair of the Cloud Group within Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Executive Leadership program. Through the program, senior industry executives and government decision makers convene in a series of networking dinners to discuss the ins and outs of the cloud computing sector.
“These events offer a great venue for in-depth discussions that lead to valuable outcomes for the government, as well as an avenue for business and industry partners to ask open questions about the needs, the requirements and the upcoming strategies of these government leaders,” Derr said.
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