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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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Latest News from CSA

New CCM Mapping: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

The Cloud Security Alliance and the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) Working Group would like to announce a new update to CCM v4.0.9. This update and release incorporates an additional mapping in the CCMv4, that of: the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Version 4. With this update the CCM V4 controls will be now accompanied with a total of twelve (12) mappings.

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Machine Identity in Cybersecurity and IAM

Gain a thorough understanding of machine/non-human identities and their significance to your organization. With the increasing use of technology in today's organizations, the concept of identity management has expanded to include machine identities (anything other than human) such as device identities, digital identities, and workload identities. This whitepaper defines machine identities, explores their history and significance, and provides best practices for managing the risks and governance associated with them.

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Sonrai Security presents ACCESS: The Cloud Identity, Access, and Permissions Summit

Register for ACCESS, a free virtual summit helping you secure identity, access, and permissions in the cloud from industry leaders at Amazon, Accenture, Albertsons, and more. No sales pitches allowed, just cloud pros talking shop. Featuring sessions and networking opportuntiities, you don’t want to miss it - registration closes next week!

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Cloud Assurance

Improve the security and compliance posture of your organization and leverage the controls inside of cloud assurance to build stronger value in your business systems. CSA provides tools and guidance that help entire industries and countries build their own cloud assurance ecosystem. Publish your organization on the STAR Registry, become CCAK certified, or demonstrate your commitment to holistic security by qualifying for Trusted Cloud Provider status.

Core Cloud

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. Tap into our substantial database of research and strategies needed for organizations to achieve comprehensive cloud security. Learn about cybersecurity threats from the latest Top Threats to Cloud Computing: Pandemic Eleven, close the skills gap by obtaining your CCSK certificate, and support the work CSA does by joining our community or becoming a corporate member.

Future Cloud

Look beyond the challenges of the current cloud security ecosystem and leverage CSA to help your organization solve tomorrow’s problems, today. Explore innovative technologies and strategies, such as the Zero Trust Advancement Center, Y2Q - the quantum countdown, or our Global Security Base, that will help shape the future of cloud and cybersecurity.

Save the Date

Join leading experts at the forefront of cloud security, providing deep insights into how organizations, industries and nations are protecting their most vital assets and systems in the cloud. Our interactive sessions will cover the hottest technology trends and vetted best practices that keep some of our most iconic brands secure. From AI to Zero Trust, we will deliver the knowledge and networking you need to stay ahead of the cybersecurity curve.

September 9 - 13, 2024
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA

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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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Press Releases

Cloud Security Alliance Awards 2023 Philippe Courtot Leadership Award to Schellman CEO Avani Desai

September 21, 2023

EU Cloud Code of Conduct Collaborates with Cloud Security Alliance to Further Harmonize GDPR Compliance

September 20, 2023

Cloud Security Alliance Maps Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0

September 19, 2023

Cloud Security Alliance Survey Finds Complexity of Multi-cloud Environments Driving Use of Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms

August 24, 2023

Industry Insights

Why Healthcare Organizations Are Slower to Adopt Cloud Services

September 25, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions Answered—ISO 27001 Certifications

September 25, 2023

Safeguarding the Healthcare Industry: Effective Measures to Prevent Ransomware Attacks

September 25, 2023

NIST CSF vs. Other Cybersecurity Frameworks

September 22, 2023

Upcoming CSA Events

Threat Modeling Cloud Services

September 28 | Morrisville, NC

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CSA Research Summit 2023

October 17 - October 18 | Online

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SecureWorld St. Louis

October 17 | Clayton, MO

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CSA Bangalore Annual Summit 2023

December 13 | India

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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.

Latest News from CSA

New CCM Mapping: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

Machine Identity in Cybersecurity and IAM

Sonrai Security presents ACCESS: The Cloud Identity, Access, and Permissions Summit

Explore Resources

Cloud Assurance

Core Cloud

Future Cloud

Save the Date

September 9 - 13, 2024Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA

Join the Alliance

37

549

57,000+

126,000+

1,900+

Press Releases

Industry Insights

Upcoming CSA Events

Threat Modeling Cloud Services

CSA Research Summit 2023

SecureWorld St. Louis

CSA Bangalore Annual Summit 2023

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September 9 - 13, 2024
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA