About 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. 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. CSA’s activities, knowledge and extensive network benefit the entire community impacted by cloud — from providers and customers, to governments, entrepreneurs and the assurance industry — and provide a forum through which diverse parties can work together to create and maintain a trusted cloud ecosystem.

CSA operates the most popular cloud security provider certification program, the CSA Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR), a three-tiered provider assurance program of self-assessment, 3rd-party audit and continuous monitoring. CSA also manages the CSA Global Consulting Program, a professional program it developed that allows cloud users to work with a network of trusted security professionals and organizations that offer qualified professional services based on CSA best practices.

In 2009, CSA released the Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus In Cloud Computing, providing a practical, actionable road map to managers wanting to adopt the cloud paradigm safely and securely. The following year, CSA launched the industry’s first cloud security user certification, the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), the benchmark for professional competency in cloud computing security, along with the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), the world’s only meta-framework of cloud-specific security controls mapped to leading standards, best practices and regulations. By way of follow up, in 2015 together with (ISC)², CSA debuted the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification, representing the advanced skills required to secure the cloud.

CSA’s comprehensive research program works in collaboration with industry, higher education and government on a global basis. CSA research prides itself on vendor neutrality, agility and integrity of results. CSA has a presence in every continent except Antarctica. With our own offices, partnerships, member organizations and chapters, there are always CSA experts near you. CSA holds dozens of high quality educational events around the world and online. Please check out our events page for more information.

Mailing Addresses

Americas
Bellingham Office
709 Dupont Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

Seattle Office
2212 Queen Anne Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109

Asia Pacific
354 Tanglin Road
01-18/19 Tanglin International Center
Singapore 247672
+65 6475 1724
https://www.csaapac.org

EMEA
Hardenbergstraße 8
10623 Berlin
Germany

Cloud Security Alliance Greater China Region (GCR) is CSA’s presence in China. We harness the subject matter expertise of local industry practitioners, associations, governments, and its corporate and individual members to offer cloud security-specific research, education, certification, events and products in Chinese edition. The Secretariat (previously known as the Coordinating Bod) of CSA GCR is currently operated by CSA’s partner C-CSA, a not-for-profit organization registered and endorsed by China government. GCR has over 10 chapters in the region, which are essential to our mission to promote the secure adoption of cloud computing. CSA chapter members are composed primarily of individual members and getting involved with CSA chapter is a great way to further your knowledge of cloud computing security, and network with local peers facing the same challenges in securing cloud computing.

Shenzhen office
Yuehai Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen,
Guangdong, China 518063

Shanghai Office
Lingang Yew Shan Road, Pudong New Area,
Shanghai 201306

Website: http://www.c-csa.cn
Email: [email protected]
Wechat: csagcr