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10/10/2018
Cloud Security Alliance Releases Guidelines on Effectively Managing Security Service in the Cloud
Newest paper offers clearly defined security responsibilities for vendors, customers across various cloud-service modelsSINGAPORE – October 11, 2018 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a...
09/27/2018
Cloud Security Alliance Establishes New European Headquarters, GDPR Center of Excellence in Berlin
Berlin, Germany – Sept. 27, 2018 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today announced that in response to rapid membership growth throughout the...
09/25/2018
Cloud Security Alliance Announces Speakers, Sessions for 8th Annual CSA Congress
Keynote presenters from the United Nations, Turners Broadcasting, Qualys and Arizona State to discuss global governance, the threat landscape and security innovations that address new cloud security frontiers Seattle, WA – Sept. 25, 2018 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s lead...
08/20/2018
Cloud Security Alliance Releases Malaysia Financial Sector Cloud Adoption Report
Survey offers insight into areas of cloud adoption, IT security budgets, cloud computing, cyber security skills KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – August 20, 2018 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to hel...
08/08/2018
CSA Releases Top Threats to Cloud Computing: Deep Dive
Paper identifies chief cloud security risks, how they fit in a greater security analysis BLACKHAT LAS VEGAS – AUGUST 8, 2018 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure clou...
08/07/2018
CSA, OWASP Issue Updated Guidance for Secure Medical Device Deployment
Report includes enhanced sections on purchasing and mechanism controls, as well as relevant FDA guidance BLACKHAT LAS VEGAS – AUGUST 7, 2018 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure...
06/12/2018
Cloud Security Alliance Issues Recommendations on Firmware Integrity in the Cloud Data Center
Group calls for more standardization from hardware manufacturers to improve security SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 12, 2018 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing env...
06/07/2018
Volunteers Needed: Application Containers and Microservices Working Group
The CSA Application Containers and Microservices Working Group is searching for volunteers to participate in the development of whitepapers on best practices and challenges in securing containers and microservices. If you are interested in being part of these projects, please sign up for the wo...
06/05/2018
Cloud Security Alliance Issues Code of Conduct Self-Assessment and Certification Tools for GDPR Compliance
New mechanisms offer vested parties structured, transparent path to meeting personal data protection requirements SEATTLE, WA and LONDON – JUNE 5, 2018 – InfoSecurity Europe Conference - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, cert...
05/29/2018
Open Survey: Enterprise Resource Planning and Cloud Adoption Survey
In February, the Cloud Security Alliance released ”The State of ERP Security in the Cloud” to provide IT and management professionals with a sound overview of cloud security for ERP systems. The following survey will attempt to better understand cloud preparation and migration, features and benef...
Press Coverage
CCSP Domain 5: Operations
CCSP Domain 6: Legal and Compliance
How To Secure Your Data In The Cloud
CCSP Domain 3: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security
What is enterprise risk management? How to put cybersecurity threats into a business context
Securing legacy medical devices is daunting – but not optional
CCSP Domain 4: Cloud Application Security
CCSP Domain 3: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security
CCSP Domain 2: Cloud Data Security
CCSP Domain 1: Architectural Concepts & Design Requirements
Will Cloud Security Expansion Lift Symantec Back Into the Black?
Shifting the policy on cyberwar
SaaS application security architectures are broken
What a CIO Needs to Know About Cloud Security – San Francisco, CA Patch
5 GDPR compliance tips for your IT Ops team
Cloud Security Alliance abre una nueva sede en Europa, el Centro de Excelencia en materia de RGPD en Berlín
Cloud Security Alliance gründet neue europäische Zentrale, das GDPR Center of Excellence in Berlin
Cloud Security Alliance establishes new European headquarters in Berlin
CCSP Certification: Overview and Career Path
CCSP: Overview of Domains
Recent Blog Posts
Guideline on Effectively Managing Security Service in the Cloud
By Dr. Kai Chen, Director of Cybersecurity Technology, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The cloud computing market is growing ever so rapidly. Affordable, efficient, and scalable, cloud computing remains the best solution for most businesses, and it is heartening to see the number of customers deploying cloud services continue to grow. From the beginning of cloud’s […]
How Can the Financial Industry Innovate Faster?
By Peter HJ van Eijk, Head Coach and Cloud Architect, ClubCloudComputing.com How can the financial industry innovate faster? Why do non-technical people need to have a basic understanding of cloud technology? Imagine this scenario. Davinci is a company providing a SaaS solution to banks to process loans and mortgage applications. Davinci runs its own software […]
CCSK in the Wild: Survey of 2018 Certificate Holders
Even as more organizations migrate to the cloud, there’s still a concern as to how well those cloud services are being secured. According to an article by Forbes “66% of IT professionals say security is their greatest concern in adopting a cloud computing strategy.” As you embark on your quest to fill this skills gap, […]
Software-Defined Perimeter Architecture Guide Preview: Part 4
Part 4 of a four-part series By Jason Garbis, Vice President/Secure Access Products, Cyxtera Technologies Inc. Over the past three blog posts on this topic, we’ve provided an overview of the Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) Architecture Guide, including its outline, core SDP concepts, and a summary of SDP benefits. In this, our final preview blog on the […]
CVE and Cloud Services, Part 2: Impacts on Cloud Vulnerability and Risk Management
By Victor Chin, Research Analyst, Cloud Security Alliance, and Kurt Seifried, Director of IT, Cloud Security Alliance This is the second post in a series, where we’ll discuss cloud service vulnerability and risk management trends in relation to the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) system. In the first blog post, we wrote about the Inclusion […]
Recommendations for IoT Firmware Update Processes: Addressing complexities in a vast ecosystem of connected devices
By Sabri Khemissa, IT-OT-Cloud Cybersecurity Strategist,Thales Traditionally, updating software for IT assets involves three stages: analysis, staging, and distribution of the update—a process that usually occurs during off-hours for the business. Typically, these updates apply cryptographic controls (digital signatures) to safeguard the integrity and authenticity of the software. However, the Internet of Things (IoT), with its […]
PCI Compliance for Cloud Environments: Tackle FIM and Other Requirements with a Host-Based Approach
By Patrick Flanders, Director of Marketing, Lacework Compliance frameworks and security standards are necessary, but they can be a burden on IT and security teams. They provide structure, process, and management guidelines that enable businesses to serve customers and interoperate with other organizations, all according to accepted guidelines that facilitate a better experience for end […]
Software-Defined Perimeter Architecture Guide Preview: Part 3
Part 3 in a four-part series By Jason Garbis, Vice President/Secure Access Products, Cyxtera Technologies Inc. Thanks for returning for our third blog posting, providing a preview of the forthcoming Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP) Architecture Guide. In this article, we’re focusing on the “Core SDP Concepts” section of the document, which introduces the underlying principles of SDP, […]
Pwned Passwords – Have Your Credentials Been Stolen?
By Paul Sullivan, Software Engineer, Bitglass Data breaches now seem to be a daily occurrence. In recent months, Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) introduced Pwned Passwords, which allows you to securely check your password against a database of breach data. There are over 280 breaches in the database, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Breaches aren’t just a problem for the users who lose their data, but for […]
Join CSA’s New DC Metro Area Chapter
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is pleased to announce that its DC Metro Area chapter has been chartered to serve the DC metro area CSA membership. The chapter’s region includes a diverse range of businesses, government organizations and academic institutions who all have an interest in well-engineered, secure IT systems, including many heavily regulated industries such as […]
Certification
CCSK: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge
The Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) is designed to ensure that a broad range of professionals with a responsibility related to cloud computing have a demonstrated awareness of the security threats and best practices for securing the cloud.
Training
CSA Training
The Cloud Security Alliance offers training in the following three areas: CCSK training, PCI Cloud training, GRC Stack training.
Research Artifacts
Cloud Key Management Charter
Ten Most Critical Risks for Serverless Applications
Guidance v4 Info Sheet
Guideline on Effectively Managing Security Service in the Cloud
SecaaS Working Group Charter
SDP Architecture Guide v2
Using BlockChain Technology to Secure the Internet of Things - Japanese Translation
本書「IoT セキュリティのためのブロックチェーン技術の活用」は、Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)が公開して いる「Using Blockchain Technology to Secure the Internet of Things」の日本語訳です。本書は、CSA ジャパ ンが、CSA の許可を得て翻訳し、公開するものです。原文と日本語版の内容に相違があった場合には、原文が優先 されます。
Release Date: 10/03/2018
IoT Firmware Update Processes
Description: The traditional approach to updating software for IT assets involves analysis, staging and distribution of the update—a process that usually occurs during off-hours for the business. These updates typically have cryptographic controls (digital signatures) applied to safeguard the integrity and authenticity of the software.
Release Date: 09/20/2018
Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance - Japanese Translation
説明: 本書「GDPR 準拠の為の行動規範」は、Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)が公開している「CODE OF CONDUCT FOR GDPR COMPLIANCE」の日本語訳および一般社団法人日本クラウドセキュリティアライア ンス(CSAジャパン)が解説を加えたものです。本書は、CSAジャパンが、CSAの許可を得て翻訳し、公開 するものです。原文と日本語版の内容に相違があった場合には、原文が優先されます。
Release Date: 09/14/2018
CCM C5 Mapping
Top Threats to Cloud Computing: Deep Dive
Description: This case study attempts to connect all the dots when it comes to security analysis by using nine anecdotes cited in the Top Threats for its foundation. Each of the nine examples are presented in the form of (1) a reference chart and (2) a detailed narrative. The reference chart’s format provides an attack-style synopsis of the actor, spanning from threats and vulnerabilities to end controls and mitigations. We encourage architects and engineers to use this information as a starting point for their own analysis and comparisons.
Release Date: 08/08/2018
Cloud Security Alliance Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance
Description: The CSA Code of Conduct is designed to offer both a compliance tool for GDPR compliance and transparency guidelines regarding the level of data protection offered by the Cloud Service Provider.
Release Date: 07/10/2018
Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire v3.0.1 (9-1-17 Update)
Description: The CAIQ is based upon the CCM and provides a set of Yes/No questions a cloud consumer and cloud auditor may wish to ask of a cloud provider to ascertain their compliance to the Cloud Controls Matrix.
Release Date: 10/12/2017
Cloud Controls Matrix v3.0.1 (9-1-17 Update)
Description: The CCM, the only meta-framework of cloud-specific security controls, mapped to leading standards, best practices and regulations. CCM provides organizations with the needed structure, detail and clarity relating to information security tailored to cloud computing. CCM is currently considered a de-facto standard for cloud security assurance and compliance.
Release Date: 10/03/2017
Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing v4.0
Description: The rise of cloud computing as an ever-evolving technology brings with it a number of opportunities and challenges. With this document, we aim to provide both guidance and inspiration to support business goals while managing and mitigating the risks associated with the adoption of cloud computing technology.
Release Date: 07/26/2017