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CSA Data Security Glossary
Release Date: 01/22/2024
Updated On: 07/16/2025
This CSA Data Security Glossary identifies and defines 127 terms relevant to data security. Based on the CSA Cloud Security Glossary, NIST Glossary, and other public sources, this compilation of data security terms serves as a foundational reference for both cybersecurity professionals and future CSA Data Security Working Group publications.
Key terms defined include: application monitoring, authentication, authorization, big data, BCDR, CASB, data, data architecture, data breach, data discovery, data governance, data integrity, data life cycle management, data loss prevention, data provenance, data retention, data sovereignty, decryption, encryption, GDPR, metadata, password management, PII.
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Acknowledgements
Oliver Forbes
Oliver Forbes
Parth Jamodkar
Parth Jamodkar
Alex Kaluza
Research Analyst, CSA
Alex Kaluza
Research Analyst, CSA
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...
Rocco Alfonzetti
Rocco Alfonzetti
Paola Cardenas
Paola Cardenas
Sanjeewa Fernando
Sanjeewa Fernando
Onyeka Illoh
Onyeka Illoh
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