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Cloud Security Alliance Hosts 28th ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Meetings

Published: 05/01/2017

NEW ZEALAND – April 25, 2017 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today announced that it has successfully hosted the 28th ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Plenar...

Cloud Security Alliance Hosts Successful APAC Summit 2017

Published: 04/17/2017

Singapore – April 13, 2017 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today announced that it successfully hosted its 6th annual CSA APAC Summit in Singapo...

CSA to Host Inaugural Summit in Boston

Published: 04/03/2017

First Annual Boston Event to Focus on Cloud Revolution and Accelerating Business BOSTON, MA – April 3, 2017 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, tod...

CSA Launches 2 New Research Working Groups with Huawei - Call for Participation

Published: 03/15/2017

In our mission to build a more secure Cloud ecosystem, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is commencing on working on 2 new research working groups together with our executive member Huawei. Cloud Component Specifications WG Looking at the current environment, there are several internationally re...

Call for Participation: SaaS Governance Working Group

Published: 03/13/2017

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to participate in the SaaS Governance Working Group. The SaaS Governance working group aims to benefit all parties in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ecosystem by supporting a common understanding of SaaS related risks from the perspectives of...

Searching for Blockchain Co-Chair

Published: 02/27/2017

CSA is searching for another co-chair to help lead the Blockchain / Distributed Ledger working group who is preferably from the financial side. Being a co-chair of the work group presents great opportunities such as networking and interacting closely with volunteers representing some of the top m...

Cloud Security Alliance Establishes New Third-Party Consultancy Program to Ensure Best Practices in Secure Cloud Implementation

Published: 02/13/2017

CSA Names Optiv As First Certified Provider for New Program SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 13, 2017 – RSA Conference 2017 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing envi...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases New Software Defined Perimeter for Infrastructure-as-a-Service Research

Published: 02/13/2017

New Report Outlines How SDP Can Be Applied to Infrastructure-as-a-Service Environments, Including Requirements, Benefits and Key Use Cases SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 13, 2017 – RSA Conference 2017 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and r...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces General Availability of STARWatch Cloud Security Management Application

Published: 02/13/2017

Compliance Management SaaS Application Formally Launches Boasting More than 250 Active Users SAN FRANCISCO – February 13, 2017 – RSA Conference 2017 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure ...

Reviewers Needed: Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Mobile Computing

Published: 01/25/2017

Dear Colleagues, The Mobile Working Group is updating the document entitled "Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Mobile Computing" last published in 2012. To streamline the updating process, we are opening a peer review of the 2012 document. We are looking for SMEs to provide feedback on the...

CSA’s Mobile Working Group Seeking New Co-Chair

Published: 01/25/2017

The Cloud Security Alliance’s Mobile Working Group is seeking new co-chairs to develop and maintain a research portfolio providing capabilities to lead the crystallization of best practices for mobile security, help industry and government on adoption of best practices, establish liaisons with ot...

Open Peer Review: Cloud Security Services Management Working Group Charter

Published: 01/13/2017

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on the proposed Cloud Security Services Management Working Group Charter. It is well acknowledged that collaboration and coordination among all stakeholders are critical to secure the cloud platform, therefore there is a ...

Open Peer Review: Cloud Component Specifications Working Group Charter

Published: 01/13/2017

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on a proposed Cloud Component Specifications Working Group Charter. The working group aims to look at security of Cloud computing at a component level - e.g. hypervisor, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) platforms, clou...

Securing the Converged Cloud Takes Center Stage at the Cloud Security Alliance’s Annual CSA Summit at RSA Conference 2017

Published: 01/13/2017

General Keith Alexander of IronNet Cybersecurity and Robert Herjavec of Herjavec Group to Keynote at this Year’s Event. Registration Now Open. San Francisco, CA – January 13, 2017 – RSA Conference 2017 -- The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining a...

Behavox on course for Level 2 STAR Attestation from the Cloud Security Alliance

Published: 12/29/2016

Rigorous Third Party Independent Assessment To Validate Company’s Security Posture SEATTLE, WA – December 28, 2016 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environme...

CSA’s Big Data Working Group seeking new Co-chairs to develop and maintain Research Portfolio

Published: 12/23/2016

The Cloud Security Alliance’s Big Data Working Group is seeking new co-chairs to develop and maintain a research portfolio providing capabilities to lead the crystallization of best practices for security and privacy in big data, help industry and government on adoption of best practices, establi...

Call for Participation: Contribute to CSA Security Guidance v4.0 Peer Review

Published: 12/21/2016

Closing Date: Jan 13th, 2017 The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on 12 Domains of the CSA's Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing. This document acts as a practical, actionable roadmap to individuals looking to safely and securely...

New Survey: Public Cloud Workloads

Published: 12/10/2016

Public Cloud Workloads Survey Time: 15-20 minutes Closing Date: Jan 9th, 2017 Prizes: 5 CCSK Tokens Go to Survey Abstract: Despite a wide range of commercial software applications, many enterprises still have unique requirements they fulfill with custom, internally developed applications. For ...

Cybersecurity in President Trump's America: The first 100 days | Katie Lewin - Federal Director of Cloud Security Alliance Weighs In

Published: 11/30/2016

It could take months to know what the Trump administration's cybersecurity policy will be. Cyber-defense experts weigh in with advice and best practices for securing your company today. November 28, 2016, 10:15 AM PST From Katie Lewin - Federal Director, Cloud Security Alliance Historically wh...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Report on State of Cloud Adoption in India

Published: 11/23/2016

Findings Come on the Heels of Successful CSA APAC Congress in Bengaluru Bengaluru, India – November 22, 2016 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, su...

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