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The advancement toward secure cloud computing requires active participation from a broad set of globally-distributed stakeholders.
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Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing v5
Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing v5

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Working Group Overview
The advancement toward secure cloud computing requires active participation from a broad set of globally-distributed stakeholders. CSA brings together this diverse community of industry partnerships, international chapters, working groups, and individuals to create the Cloud Security Guidance.


Security Guidance v5 now available!
The Security Guidance v5 provides a comprehensive understanding of the essential security measures needed in today's cloud landscape. The v5 body of knowledge includes the latest in cloud architecture, cloud native security, workloads, virtual networking, data security, DevSecOps, Zero Trust, Generative AI, and much more. V5 also includes vital information about risk management, achieving compliance, optimizing organizational cloud security strategies, and understanding the shared responsibility model.

Working Group Leadership

Rich Mogull
Rich Mogull

Rich Mogull

CEO at Securosis

Rich is the VP of Product for DisruptOPS and Analyst and CEO of Securosis. With twenty years of experience in information security, physical security, and risk management, Rich is one of the foremost experts on cloud security, having driven development of the Cloud Security Alliance’s V4 Guidance and the associated CCSK training curriculum. He is a prolific writer and fe...

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Publications in ReviewOpen Until
Navigating the Human Factor: Understanding and Addressing Resistance to AI AdoptionJun 09, 2025
AICM mapping to NIST 600-1Jun 16, 2025
Analyzing Log Data with AI ModelsJun 20, 2025
Agentic AI Identity and Access Management: A New ApproachJul 03, 2025
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What is the time commitment?

The time commitment for this group varies depending on the project. You can spend a 15 minutes helping review a publication that's nearly finished or help author a publication from start to finish.

Open Peer Reviews

Peer reviews allow security professionals from around the world to provide feedback on CSA research before it is published.

Learn how to participate in a peer review here.

AICM mapping to NIST 600-1

Open Until: 06/16/2025

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) invites public peer review of its draft mapping between the AI Controls Matrix (AICM) and NIST 600-1. This initiative suppo...

Analyzing Log Data with AI Models

Open Until: 06/20/2025

In a Zero Trust environment, logs play a critical role in the visibility and analytics cross-cutting capability. Architectu...

Agentic AI Identity and Access Management: A New Approach

Open Until: 07/03/2025

Traditional Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, primarily designed for human users or static machine identities v...