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Cloud Security Alliance and Electronic Government Agency (EGA) of Thailand Partner to Drive Cloud Computing Adoption in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Press Release Published: 02/08/2013

Thailand through EGA to adopt CSA Open Certification Framework (STAR) as requirement for Cloud Service Providers in the Country Singapore, February 7, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that it has signed a formal partnership with the Electronic Government Agency (EGA) ...

CSA Seeks Input For Open Peer Review: Trusted Cloud Initiative Reference Architecture v2.0

Press Release Published: 02/06/2013

The Cloud Security Alliance's Trusted Cloud Initiative (TCI) would like to invite you to review and comment on the latest version of the reference architecture (v2.0). TCI helps cloud providers develop industry-recommended, secure and interoperable identity, access and compliance management confi...

CSA Cloud Bytes: HIPAA & The Cloud - A Vendor’s Perspective, Feb. 7 - 12:00pm PST

Press Release Published: 02/05/2013

As part of our mission to educate the industry on all matters related to the cloud, select CSA research working groups have launched a new educational webinar series called CSA Cloud Bytes. This month, the CSA Health Information Management Working Group is proud to host a CSA Cloud Bytes headlin...

Critical Infrastructure and the Cloud

Blog Published: 02/01/2013

Cloud computing continues to be a hot topic. But so what if people are talking about it, who is actually adopting it? One of the questions I have been asking myself is, ‘Will cloud be adopted for critical infrastructure? And what is the security perspective on this?Naturally a blog to answer that...

Towards a “Permanent Certified Cloud”: Monitoring Compliance in the Cloud with CTP 3.0

Blog Published: 01/29/2013

Cloud services can be monitored for system performance but can they also be monitored for compliance? That’s one of the main questions that the Cloud Trust Protocol aims to address in 2013.Compliance and transparency go hand in hand.The Cloud Trust Protocol (CTP) is designed to allow cloud custom...

James D. Robinson, Former American Express Chairman and CEO, Added to CSA Summit Keynote Lineup

Press Release Published: 01/29/2013

Venture Capitalist and Wall Street Legend to Deliver Closing Keynote at Summit at RSA San Francisco, CA – January 29, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the addition of James D. Robinson III as the closing keynote speaker at the annual CSA Summit 2013 being held at the RSA ...

CSA Launches Updated TCI Reference Architecture Research Website

Press Release Published: 01/28/2013

The Cloud Security Alliance Trusted Cloud Initiative Working Group has updated its Reference Architecture research website to include simplified architecture definition results, as well as an interactive application that allows users to learn about the applicability of the TCI reference architect...

Call For Speakers for Cloud Security Alliance Congress Asia Pacific

Press Release Published: 01/24/2013

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is pleased to announce this call for speakers to present at the inaugural Cloud Security Alliance Congress Asia Pacific 2013, held in Singapore from 14th to 17th May 2013. The CSA Congresses continue to be the industry’s premier gathering for IT security profess...

CSA Seeks Input for Open Peer Review: Provider Forensic Support Whitepaper

Press Release Published: 01/23/2013

CSA's Telecom Working Group and Incident Management & Forensics Working Group would like to invite you to review and comment on the Provider Forensic Support in Public Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments whitepaper. This whitepaper will help define the processes for conducting forensic investigat...

Cloud Security Alliance Recommends the Cloud Security Readiness Tool

Press Release Published: 01/17/2013

Offers Enterprises a Simple Way to Evaluate IT Potential and Learn how to Adopt Cloud Services Seattle, WA – January 17, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) recommends the Cloud Security Readiness Tool (CSRT), a free tool from Microsoft designed to help organizations review and understand ...

Cloud Security Alliance Summit 2013 at RSA Conference to Emphasize National Security, Mobile and Hybrid Clouds

Press Release Published: 01/16/2013

Mark Weatherford from the Department of Homeland Security Featured as Opening Keynote San Francisco, CA – January 16, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the preliminary agenda for its annual CSA Summit 2013 being held at the RSA Conference on Monday, February 25th. This y...

CSA Seeks Input For Open Peer Review: Privacy Level Agreement Document

Press Release Published: 01/14/2013

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Privacy Level Agreement (PLA) Working Group would like to invite you to review and comment on the Privacy Level Agreement document. The PLA project initiative is creating an outline to be used to achieve compliance with applicable data protection transparency and...

Assurance for Tomorrow’s Cloud

Blog Published: 11/27/2012

Cloud computing, and Big Data are natural bedfellows. Add to that mix, Critical infrastructure, and consumers and all of a sudden the need for greater assurance only increases. We will soon witness convergence of these technological advancements on a monumental scale, with previously disconnect...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Mobile Computing

Press Release Published: 11/08/2012

CSA Mobile Working Group Report Aims to Provide Industry with Mobile Security Best Practices CSA Congress 2012 – ORLANDO, FL – November 8, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today released version 1.0 of the “Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Mobile Computing” which provides an as...

CSA Big Data Working Group Releases Top 10 Big Data Security and Privacy Challenges Report

Press Release Published: 11/07/2012

Group’s First Research Provides Eye Opening Insight into a Wide Diversity of Big Data Challenges Facing Enterprises CSA CONGRESS 2012 – ORLANDO, FL. - November 7, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Big Data Working Group today issued its first report identifying 10 new and fundamentall...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces First Annual Ron Knode Service Award Winners

Press Release Published: 11/07/2012

Six Individual CSA Volunteers Selected to Honor the Legacy of Late CSA Member and Volunteer Contributor Ron Knode Orlando, FL - November 7, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the recipients of its first Ron Knode Service Award, a new annual award sponsored by the CSA recogni...

Department of Homeland Security to Keynote at Upcoming CSA Annual Congress Program

Press Release Published: 11/02/2012

Experts from DHS, Huawei Technologies, U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, Verizon and Others Join Together for a Powerful Keynote Roundtable to Address Critical Infrastructure, National Security and the Cloud Seattle, WA – November 2, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the addit...

The Battle of the Titans: What it all means for IT managers caught in the middle

Blog Published: 10/31/2012

Adapt, accept and manage: a BYOD mantra for corporate ITRIM and Apple: two firms with more contrasting current fortunes you could not wish to imagine. The once high-flying Canadian BlackBerry-maker, for so long the darling of IT managers and beloved of time-starved execs the world over, has lost ...

EMEA Congress Recap

Press Release Published: 10/31/2012

The inaugural EMEA Congress in Amsterdam was an unqualified success, with hundreds of security visionaries in attendance and featuring presentations from some of the leading voices from across the cloud security landscape. What follows are just a sample of the discussions and some of the key take...

CSA Releases Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Guidance

Press Release Published: 10/29/2012

New Security-as-a-Service Implementation Report Provide Guidance for Deployment of Cloud-based SIEM October 29, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today released the Security Information and Event Management (SEIM) guidance document - as part of its Security as a Service (SecaaS) Imple...

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