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CSA's strategic programs driving innovation in AI, cloud, and Zero Trust.
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Industry Leadership
Strategic Initiatives
CSA's strategic programs driving innovation in AI, cloud, and Zero Trust.
A public-interest 501(c)(3) dedicated to secure and trustworthy AI.

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Open Certification Framework Working Group

The CSA Open Certification working group is an industry initiative to allow global, accredited, trusted certification of cloud providers.
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Open Certification Framework

About This Working Group

Working Group Overview

The CSA Open Certification working group is an industry initiative to allow global, accredited, trusted certification of cloud providers. It manages the foundation that runs and monitors the CSA STAR Certification program.

What do we discuss during our meetings? 
During these meetings we typically discuss changes in the industry and certification schemes, as well as collaborate on projects the group is working on. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the CSA STAR program as that is what this group is focused on.

Latest Research developed by this Working Group

Explore the most recent publications and guidance developed by this working group.
Zero-to-Hero: STAR for AI Certification Roadmap
Zero-to-Hero: STAR or STAR for AI? A Decision Tree
Zero-to-Hero: STAR Certification Roadmap

How Participation Works

Explore how to get involved, from attending meetings to contributing to research and connecting with the community.

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Build meaningful connections with security leaders, practitioners, and peers from organizations around the world.

Working Group Leadership

Meet the leaders guiding this Working Group's direction, research priorities, and community collaboration.

Daniele Catteddu
Daniele Catteddu
Chief Technology Officer, CSA

Daniele Catteddu

Chief Technology Officer, CSA

Daniele Catteddu is an information security and risk management practitioner, technologies expert and privacy evangelist with over 15 of experience. He worked in several senior roles both in the private and public sector. He is member of various national and international security expert groups and committees on cyber-security and privacy, keynote speaker at several conferences and author of numerous studies and papers on risk management, ...

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Working Group Co-Chairs

Ryan Mackie
Ryan Mackie
Principal, Schellman & Company

Ryan Mackie

Principal, Schellman & Company

Ryan Mackie is a Principal at Schellman & Company, LLC. Ryan manages SOC, PCI-DSS, ISO, HIPAA, and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) STAR Certification and Attestation service delivery and also oversees the firm-wide methodology and execution for the ISO certification services, including ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 20000, and ISO 22301 as well as CSA STAR certification services. He has over 20 years of experience, including 14 at Schellman, 2 at P...

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