In an April 24, 2012 report, Threats Impacting the Nation, the GAO classified cyber attacks into nine unique threats and provided a definition for each of them. We created the following eBook based on the GAO’s list. Please share them with coworkers and colleagues, and help us educate users about cybersecurity.

Paul Laurent, Oracle’s Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Public Sector, talks to us about public sector cybersecurity for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The following Q&A is part three of a three-part series where we talk private sector and foreign cybersecurity, and the future.

Paul Laurent, Oracle’s Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Public Sector, talks to us about public sector cybersecurity for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The following Q&A is part two of a three-part series where we talk citizen privacy & Identity-as-a-Service.

Paul Laurent, Oracle’s Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Public Sector, talks to us about public sector cybersecurity for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The following Q&A is part one of a three-part series where we talk NIST, FICAM, and the Federal and SLED sectors.

It’s that time of the year again. The leaves are changing color, the wind is chillier, and Christmas decorations are already out at Target. Today is October 1, and for a decade now that means it’s also the first day of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Last week, SolarWinds, working alongside SANS, released the results of an information security survey, involving more than 120 government IT professionals. It was conducted to identify the impact of cybersecurity threats and the use of security analytics and intelligence to resolve those threats. We’ve reviewed their report and have identified these five interesting takeaways:

It has become a top priority for government agencies to maintain a secure directory without limiting the amount of data users can access. The Federal CIO Council’s subcommittee created the FICAM mandate to protect sensitive personal information amidst cybersecurity concerns. Learn how the DLT Solutions Professional Services team worked with Oracle solved an agency's security challenge.

During this panel, experts compared and contrasted security risks, responsibilities, and approaches of on-premise IT and the shared security model of the public cloud. Conversations explored topics from FedRAMP, shared resources, continuous monitoring, data management, and automation.

Jim Wiggins is the Executive Director of the Federal IT Security Institute (FITSI). FITSI is a non-profit organization that provides a role-based IT security certification program targeted at the federal workforce. Jim was a keynote speaker at our recent GovDefenders Cybersecurity Virtual Event. His presentation was, “Building the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders" which you can now watch for free.

John Nicholson's is the President of the Washington D.C. Metro Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and was a keynote speaker during the GovDefenders Cybersecurity Virtual Event. We've just posted his video: Security & Legal Issues in Cloud Adoption.