Welcome to the Cloud Security Alliance

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment.

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Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge

Learn more about CCAK, cloud auditing, and on-premise auditing in this infographic guide outlining nuances in auditing in a cloud environment versus an on-premise technology.

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Join the CSA CxO Trust Working Group

CSA CxO Trust is a broad-based initiative to create a common understanding of and seek solutions to cloud computing and cybersecurity issues of concern to all stakeholders within organizational executive teams and governing bodies. The CSA CxO Trust Working Group will conduct research consisting of best practices, metrics, surveys, C-level presentations, and other tools in support of the overall CSA CxO Trust initiative mission. Join this group and be a part of guiding the initiative forward.

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CCM v4 Implementation Guidelines

The new implementation guidelines and recommendations are tailored to the control specifications for each of CCM v4's 17 cloud security domains. The guidelines represent an ideal summary to the CCM controls as they provide a greater level of detail regarding cloud security and privacy best practices.

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Explore resources for cloud security and learn more about CSA.

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Emerging cloud technologies

Cloud has become the foundation for launching new technologies. Explore emerging technologies that impact the enterprise and adopt industry best practices for implementing and preparing for the future.

Leverage frameworks and architectures specific to cloud

Adopt core tools used by government and regulated industries for the use and management of cloud services. Build a foundation for secure cloud environments with proven models for mitigations, countermeasures, and capabilities specific to cloud computing. The following tools have been used by enterprises to implement frameworks, architectures, and approaches:

Increase transparency

Go beyond security and start building trust. Programs like CSA STAR help improve transparency between cloud customers and providers and bridge the communication gap. From streamlining risk assessments to improving your organization's position to offering an option for continuous self-assessments, it allows our industry to unite effectively to secure the cloud.

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Become certified in cloud security.

Gain the necessary knowledge to support a smooth cloud transition and beyond with focused training from CSA. Start by mastering the best practices of cloud security with the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK). Earning the CCSK will lay the necessary foundation to prepare you to earn the new cloud auditing credential in development by CSA and ISACA.

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Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge →

Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge (CCAK)

The Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge (CCAK) is the first credential available for industry professionals to demonstrate their expertise in the essential principles of auditing cloud computing systems. The CCAK credential and training program will fill the gap in the market for technical education for cloud IT auditing.

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CSA Online Training

The CSA Knowledge Center is a centralized platform where you can access training based on CSA's vendor-neutral research. Creating an account on the Knowledge Center gives you access to free mini-courses, training and educational tools to help you better understand security in the cloud.

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Certificates & Training

Membership for Businesses

Become a CSA Corporate Member

Regardless if you already have a well established cloud security program or are starting your cloud migration for the first time, CSA can help you enhance your security strategy. As a corporate member, your team will be able to receive consultations on your current cloud projects and initiatives.

For organizations providing cloud or security services, joining CSA allows you to educate potential users and showcase your own expertise and good practices to a global marketplace.

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Membership for Cloud Solution Providers →

Membership for SaaS Companies →

SaaS Membership

SaaS companies represent the heart of business solutions and are growing rapidly. SaaS companies are very diverse in their size and security maturity. CSA’s SaaS membership provides specific benefits geared towards SaaS provider needs and pain points. Our goal is to help SaaS companies achieve excellent security and communicate a sense of trust to their customers and the greater market.

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Cloud Security Executive Briefings

On-site and virtual private executive briefings give your team access to subject matter experts to discuss cloud-specific platforms, industry trends, and technology implementations. Attendees receive valuable insights presented exclusively to this group by some of the top industry experts leading CSA’s research activities. As a member you can start a conversation around what you're doing, and CSA can help connect you with the right people to talk through that strategy.

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Join the Alliance

CSA harnesses the subject matter expertise of industry practitioners, associations, governments, and its corporate and individual members to offer cloud security-specific research, education, certification, events and products.

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Latest News

CSA Security Trust Assurance and Risk (STAR) Registry Reaches Notable Landmark with 1,500 Entries

November 22, 2021

Cloud Security Alliance’s Flagship Cloud Security Assessment and Guidance Documents Are Now Available in Five Additional Languages

November 18, 2021

New Cloud Security Alliance Guidance Provides Framework for Protecting Critical Healthcare Systems While Taking Risk to Patient Safety Into Account

November 09, 2021

Roberto Baldoni, Director General of the Italian National Cybersecurity Agency, and McAfee’s Raj Samani to Headline Cloud Security Alliance’s CISO Cloud Summit Italy 2021

October 28, 2021

Industry Insights

How Cloud Vendors Confront Cloud Migration Challenges

November 29, 2021

CISOs Need a Break. Your Security Tech Stack Should Provide It.

November 29, 2021

What is Ransomware?

November 28, 2021

Spies Hack Cloud Supply Chains Because That's Where the Data Is

November 26, 2021

Upcoming CSA Events

Call for Participation

March 15 - December 21 | Online

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Cloud Security Demo Forum

November 2, 2021 - February 28, 2022 | Online

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RSA Conference 2022

February 7 - February 10 | San Francisco, CA USA

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