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Circle is CSA’s online community forum platform where you can connect with peers and industry leaders.

Join in CSA’s research initiatives, connect with a local chapter, ask authorized trainers about educational opportunities, stay up to date with your CSA member benefits, and build your thought leadership and reputation with innovative discussion posts.

Circle is a global community that facilitates resources and security discussion within a diverse group of CSA partners.

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Discuss specific topics with subject matter experts on different cloud security issues.

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An open group for CCSK test takers, trainers, and anyone interested in the training to connect, converse, and share resources.

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Find peers locally to collaborate with on different cloud security issues.

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Is your organization a CSA Corporate Member? If so you can use Circle to connect with peers from other member companies.

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A group for early adopters and anyone interested in the CCAK.

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Get Started on Circle

Read the instructions below to learn how to set up your profile and get started!

This guide will help you get familiar with and build your presence on the CSA Circle platform.

Create an Account

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Click the “Sign in” button at the top right of the page.
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You will then have the option to sign up. You can use your Google account or create an independent Circle account.

Set Up Your Profile

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Log into your account and click the arrow at the top right of your screen to pull up your profile options. Select “Profile.”
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From your profile page, you can select to update your Bio, Education, Job History, and Social Links.
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Click on the “My Account” dropdown for additional customization, such as privacy settings and email preferences.

Join a Community

Now that you have your profile set up you are ready to join a community! Click “Communities” on the dropdown menu at the top and select “Public Communities” to get started.

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You will see a list of all communities available to you, each with a description to tell you a little about it. Once you have found a good match, click the “Join” button.
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You will then be asked how you would like to receive messages within this community. Select your preference then click, “Yes, join community.”
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You will be directed to the community landing page where you will have access to the latest shared files as well as the current members of the community.
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Click the “Settings” button next to the community name to invite others to join the community or to change your notification preferences.

Can’t Find a Specific Community?

Some communities are Invitation Only. Contact the community admin and they can invite you to the community. If you are having trouble finding your community admin, please contact us at [email protected].

Post a Discussion

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To start a new discussion thread within your community, click the “Discussion” tab and then “post a message.” You will then be redirected back to the main discussion page.
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To interact with your discussion post, you can reply publicly, reply privately, recommend the post to a colleague or add the poster to your contacts within Circle.
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