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Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing V2.0
Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing V2.0

Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing V2.0

Release Date: 12/02/2009

Working Group: Security Guidance

The guidance provided herein is the second version of the Cloud Security Alliance document,
“Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing”, which was originally
released in April 2009.
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