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Cloud and Compromise (C&C): Gamifying of Cloud Security
Cloud and Compromise (C&C): Gamifying of Cloud Security
Who it's for:
  • Cloud security architects, engineers, analysts, and decision-makers
  • Developers
  • Infrastructure professionals
  • Consultants

Cloud and Compromise (C&C): Gamifying of Cloud Security

Release Date: 07/10/2023

Working Group: Top Threats

CSA’s Top Threats Working Group works to identify the most significant cloud security threats, vulnerabilities, and weaknesses; analyze major incidents; and evaluate and propose the means to mitigate the root causes of those threats. After their Cloud Threat Modeling publication, this guide is the working group’s next step to deepen the guidance on cloud security gamification.

Use this document as your template to conduct a cybersecurity tabletop exercise that familiarizes all participants with the cloud incident response process. Included in the download are instructions on how to play the game, tips and tricks for getting the most out of your tabletop exercise, and game cards to print out.

Key Takeaways:
  • Understand how to build and secure basic cloud architectures 
  • Understand basic security team roles when building a cybersecurity program 
  • Identify and protect key assets with cloud security controls and countermeasures 
  • Protect, detect, and respond to cloud threats and threat indicators
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Acknowledgements

Michael Roza
Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza

Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza is a seasoned risk, audit, control and compliance, and cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of experience across multinational enterprises and startups. As a Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Research member for over 10 years, he has led and contributed to more than 140 CSA projects spanning Zero Trust, AI, IoT, Top Threats, DecSecOps, Cloud Key Management, Cloud Control Matrix, and many others.

He has co-chaired...

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Jon-Michael Brook
Jon-Michael Brook

Jon-Michael Brook

Jon-Michael C. Brook is a certified, 25-year practitioner of cybersecurity, cloud, and privacy. He is the principal contributor to certification sites for privacy and cloud security, and has published books on privacy. Jon-Michael received numerous awards and recognition during his time with Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Symantec, and Starbucks. He holds patents and trade secrets in intrusion detection, GUI design, and semantic data redaction...

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Randall Brooks

Randall Brooks

Alexander Getsin
Alexander Getsin

Alexander Getsin

Alexander Stone Getsin is a financial technologies security leader with particular expertise and interest in cloud security, secure application design, and security governance. Alex is the lead author of industry security best practices, particularly with the Cloud Security Alliance, Top Threats research group, and the (ISC)2 Israeli Chapter, which he helps champion as a co-chairman. Alex leverages a decade of experience in finance, militar...

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Shira Shamban

Shira Shamban

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Adrian Lane

Adrian Lane

Adrian Lane is a principle with research firm Securosis, and developer with cloud security firm DisruptOps. Adrian has over 25 years experience in data security and software development. Prior to joining Securosis, Adrian served as the CTO/VP at companies such as IPLocks, Touchpoint, CPMi and Transactor/Brodia. Presently Adrian focuses DevSecOps and Cloud security, performing cloud security audits, training and building solutions for secure...

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