Recent Posts by Greg Jensen

It’s April 13th…do you know where your identities are? April 13th is not just an excuse to have a once a year reflection on the role “identity” plays, but an annual reminder that we need to place a focus each and every day on this critical component of IT and security.  Most will look at identity as a solution to manage our email credentials, or our Windows logins. Maybe some of those new cloud services the company is deploying. But it’s so much more than that. As I sit in my...

As we pan forward into 2021 and beyond, CISOs of today are leaning upon the lessons learned over the last year to help enable their shift into the new role as the Digital Transformation CISO (DX CISO). While this is not a new titled role, this is a new focus and directive for today’s CISO coming on the heels of the dramatic changes that CISOs have had to proactively address with new strategies. With this in mind, Oracle and KPMG have released a new report, “The Mission of the...

Organizations are continuing to evolve their security strategies around the realization that the user is the new perimeter. Gone are the days of placing security enforcements primarily on the network edge.Today, organizations are embracing and implementing an identity-centric security model to manage risk and mitigate threats to the enterprise.  In the Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report, 59% of organizations cite that they have had privileged cloud credentials phished...

An award-winning, 2017 documentary called All The Queen’s Horses, tells the story of small town Dixon, Illinois. In the documentary we see just how susceptible organizations of any size are to fraud, when ineffective controls and processes are in place. While some organizations may be under the assumption that shifting their business-critical information to the cloud will mitigate risks or fraud, many are realizing that when you start with poor security and risk controls, you...

2020 was a year that didn’t start off with the traditional drum beat of risks and threats. Since our global survey of 750 participants concluded, we have seen various events take place that have dramatically changed the way we work, the way we remain competitive in these global conditions, and how we look for new business opportunities in the midst of uncertain times. Digital Transformation (DX) is not a new term for most businesses, but it is one that is quickly...

How the ‘fast and furious’ pace of cloud is increasing risks to data protection As we look back across 2019, organizations saw a tremendous increase in not only the use of cloud for business, but the valuation of the data and applications hosted in the cloud. According to Oracle and KPMG’s annual Cloud Threat Report for 2019, seven out of 10 indicated they use more business-critical cloud services than in 2018. Businesses have been utilizing cloud services in their business for...

Contributed By: Chris Pickett, Senior Director, Manageability & Security Experts, Oracle APAC With Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker about to hit the big screen, fans may be looking back to where The Last Jedi left off.  This was a film where nothing seemed to go to plan. But more than being a story about failure, it was about what it means to fail and how it’s what you do about it afterwards that counts. This must be a feeling that anyone in business with a...

McAfee CEO, Chris Young with Oracle’s SVP of SaaS Security, David B Cross. On the heels of Oracle’s highly attended OpenWorld Conference in San Francisco, Oracle was invited to co-present within McAfee CEO Chris Young’s keynote address at their annual McAfee MPower Cybersecurity Summit. This is part of a series of announcements where the industry is seeing Oracle continue to extend our strategic partnerships on the heels of announcements with Cisco, VMware, Microsoft...

So by now, many of you are already seeing that there is something new this year at Oracle’s OpenWorld. A new look! Oracle is venturing into a new area of our brand that extends us beyond the cold boardrooms of yesterday into a look and a message that will start to unfold next week that will allow our customers to experience the new Oracle. One filled with passion for what we do. Produce amazing solutions for our customers around the globe, across our communities and...