On behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Privacy Service, thank you for attending the “Cloudy with a Chance of Data Protection” Speaker Series event on June 2, 2021. We hope you found the information presented to be insightful, meaningful, and thought provoking. Below is a list of helpful resources that may assist you in your daily efforts to protect the privacy of Veterans, their families, and consumers.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Cloud Software: https://www.oit.va.gov/services/cloud-software/
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing (NIST SP 800-144): https://www.nist.gov/publications/guidelines-security-and-privacy-public-cloud-computing
- Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations (NIST SP 800-146): https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-146.pdf
- NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap: https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/itl/cloud/NISTSP- 500-291Version-22013June18FINAL.pdf
- NIST Cloud Computing Program – NCCP: https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-cloud-computing- program-nccp
General Services Administration (GSA)
- Cloud Basics: https://cic.gsa.gov/basics/cloud- basics/
- Cloud Security: https://cic.gsa.gov/basics/cloud- security/
- Cloud Capabilities: https://cic.gsa.gov/basics/cloud-capabilities
Department of Defense (DoD)
- Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (DoD CC SRG): https://rmf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Cloud-Computing-SRG-v1r3.pdf
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Federal Cloud Computing Strategy: https://cloud.cio.gov/strategy/
Privacy and Cybersecurity Leaders in the Private Spheres
Gartner
- Top Actions from Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2020: https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/top-actions-from-gartner-hype-cycle-for-cloud-security-2020/
- Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Public Cloud End-User Spending to Grow 18% in 2021: https://www.gartner. com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-11-17-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending- to-grow-18-percent-in-2021
- Gartner Predicts the Future of Cloud and Edge Infrastructure: https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/gartner-predicts-the-future-of-cloud-and-edge-infrastructure/