Cybersecurity’s New Normal

A once-in-a-generation shift is upending cybersecurity strategies. That’s because all enterprise information, not just traditional targets such as financial accounts, is gaining in value as data and analytics transform business models. At the same time, security challenges are growing as well-defined network perimeters give way to highly distributed enterprise ecosystems of public and hybrid clouds and mobile apps. 

Making matters worse, most organizations simply can’t find enough qualified security talent. The result: it’s time for a new approach to cybersecurity that creates a protective foundation for the future. Automation lies at the center of that new approach.

 

—Rohit Gupta, Oracle vice president of cloud security products

Three Advances Finally Making Software Self-Healing and Self-Managing

Advance #1: As developers write and deploy code on a cloud platform, the platform automatically generates and delivers relevant activity and environment insights, without a separate effort. The next advances.

Machine Learning: The New Must-Have for IT Security

Using the vast amount of data it has accumulated through monitoring and securing technology in on-premises and cloud IT environments, Oracle has created purpose-built management and security services in Oracle Cloud. So as the algorithms learn and improve, the benefits immediately become available to every customer.

Blockchain’s Promise and Potential for Fintech

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), a global cooperative that provides secure financial messaging services, is working on a blockchain-based global payment initiative for global financial transfers. The platform’s blockchain technology provides instant international bank transfers and automatic compliance. Other benefits.

Strengthening Support for Start-Ups

A year ago, Oracle announced a global expansion of its Startup Cloud Accelerator program, and it has recruited five to six startups in each new location. “One of the things I think we got right was varying and adapting the program based on its location, and you’ll see us continue with that strategy,” says Reggie Bradford, Oracle’s senior vice president of Startup Ecosystem and Accelerator. What’s next for the program?

Tech Trends That Made a Difference in 2017

The idea of shifting workloads en masse to the cloud has become mainstream. “For the first time, in 2017, I worked on projects where large, multinational companies give up their own data center and move 100% to the cloud,” says Frank Munz, of Munz & More. What other trends did technologists spot?