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Cloud Security Alliance Asia Pacific Hosts Financial Cloud Forum in Shanghai

Published: 10/05/2016

Organization Announces Upcoming Research and Future Events in Region Shanghai, China – October 6, 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, today o...

Open Peer Review - Quantum-Safe Security Glossary

Published: 09/27/2016

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on the Quantum-Safe Security working group's latest document, Quantum-Safe Security Glossary. This document is the latest in a series of documents from the working group introducing quantum computing. This document is inte...

Open Peer Review - Applied Quantum-Safe Security: Quantum Resistant Algorithms and Quantum Key Distribution position paper

Published: 09/27/2016

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on the Quantum-Safe Security working group's latest document, Applied Quantum-Safe Security: Quantum Resistant Algorithms and Quantum Key Distribution. This document is the latest in a series of documents from the working ...

ReadITQuick Interview with Executive Vice President of Research at CSA - Luciano Santos

Published: 09/23/2016

ReadITQuick interview by Meghna Lal, September 21, 2016, with Luciano Santos, Executive Vice President of Research at Cloud Security Alliance. Full Interview at ReadITQuik.com

Cloud Security Alliance Announces Annual Ron Knode Service Award Recipients

Published: 09/15/2016

Contributions from Six Dedicated Individual CSA Volunteers Recognized in Honor of the Late CSA Member and Volunteer Contributor Ron Knode SAN JOSE, CA – CSA Congress US – September 15, 2016 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising aw...

Data Privacy Survey: First 50 respondents get $20 Amazon gift cards – 300+ participants needed

Published: 09/09/2016

Data Privacy and Digital Transformation Survey Prizes: $20 Amazon Gift Cards for the first 50 respondents, Ring Video Doorbell, 10 CCSK Tokens Time: 10 minutes Abstract: Cloud-based technologies are driving digital transformation, but new data privacy regulations are hampering adoption. We’d l...

Cloud Security Alliance To Highlight Quantum-Safe Security, Containerization, and New Advanced Cloud Security Techniques at Upcoming Privacy.Security.Risk 2016 Conference

Published: 08/31/2016

Presented by CSA Congress and IAPP Privacy Academy, Event to Feature Presentations in Key Areas of Emerging Interests and New Approaches to Cloud Security San Jose, CA – August 31, 2016 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awaren...

Cloud Security Alliance Honors Inaugural Research Fellows

Published: 08/30/2016

Prestigious Designation Awarded to Individuals for Extraordinary CSA Research 
Volunteer Accomplishments The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the list of inaugural members who are being awarded the CSA Research Fellow designation. The designation is the highest honor and distinction...

Cloud Security Alliance and SAFECode to Host Inaugural Developer Day Training Event in Bay Area as Part of Privacy.Security.Risk 2016 Conference Event

Published: 08/29/2016

Leading Industry Experts to Demonstrate and Discuss the Latest Techniques and Case Studies in Software Assurance and New Frontiers in Software Security Seattle, WA – August 29, 2016 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness ...

Cloud Security Alliance Big Data Working Group Releases ‘100 Best Practices in Big Data’ Report

Published: 08/26/2016

New Effort to Help Organizations Reduce Security and Privacy Threats in Big Data The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), today announced the release of the new handbook from the CSA Big Data Working Group, outlining the 100 best practices in big data security. The Big Data Security and Privacy Handbo...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces Strong Line Up of Trainings and Working Group Sessions Scheduled for Privacy. Security. Risk. 2016 Conference

Published: 08/08/2016

Presented by CSA Congress and IAPP Privacy Academy, Event to Provide Forum for Professionals to Expand Education and Collaborative Work in IoT, Containerization, Privacy Audits, Threat Intelligence and Privacy Risk Analysis San Jose, CA – August 8, 2016 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the w...

Research Brief: Cloud Security Alliance Mobile Working Group Releases Mobile Application Testing Initiative Report

Published: 07/28/2016

New Effort to Help Organizations and Individuals Reduce Possible Risk Exposure and Security Threats in Using Mobile Applications Seattle, WA – July 28, 2016 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the release of a new whitepaper from the CSA Mobile Working Group on a new initiative t...

Mobile Application Security Testing releases its white paper.

Published: 07/07/2016

The Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) Initiative is a research which aims to help organizations and individuals reduce the possible risk exposures and security threat in using mobile applications. MAST aims define a framework for secure mobile application development, achieving privacy a...

NEW! Quantum Safe Security Awareness Survey

Published: 07/07/2016

Quantum Safe Security Awareness Survey The goal of this survey is to collect information from security professionals on their awareness of quantum safe issues and the approaches that can be used to address them. The results of the survey will be disseminated by the CSA and will be available on t...

Google’s Gerhard Eschelbeck to Keynote at Cloud Security Alliance Congress US at Privacy.Security.Risk Conference

Published: 07/06/2016

Registration Now Open for the Industry’s Premier Gathering for Cloud Education and Best Practices San Jose, CA – July 6, 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 computin...

Cloud Security Alliance Issues New Paper on Understanding Quantum Random Number Generators

Published: 06/27/2016

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the availability of a new research brief from the Quantum-Safe Security (QSS) Working Group titled Quantum Random Number Generators, a whitepaper that looks to detail the impact of randomness on security in an effort to develop the building blocks...

Data Privacy and Digital Transformation Survey in English, Español, and Português

Published: 06/07/2016

Prizes include: 10 CCSK Tokens, 100 $20 Amazon Gift Cards, and a Ring Video Doorbell. Data Privacy and Digital Transformation Cloud-based technologies are driving digital transformation, but new data privacy regulations are hampering adoption. We’d like to understand how you and your organizati...

Open Peer Review: Application Containers and Microservices Charter

Published: 06/01/2016

The CSA encourages its community to provide feedback in order to help identify any critical areas which may be missing in this document's focus as it regards to scope, deliverables/activities, and mission. The open review and comments period starts today and ends on Friday, July 1, 2016. We appre...

Open Surveys: Mitigating Risk for Cloud Apps and IT Security in the Age of Cloud

Published: 05/26/2016

We have two surveys open. If you have a few minutes and would like to win some cool prizes, consider taking our surveys. Mitigating Risk for Cloud Apps Time: 10-15 minutes Prizes: 10 CCSK tokens and a fun new prize will be added shortly Abstract: Current state of SaaS security - with several y...

Open Peer Review - Big Data Security and Privacy Handbook: 100 Best Practices in Big Data Security and Privacy

Published: 05/26/2016

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on the Big Data working group's latest document, Big Data Security and Privacy Handbook: 100 Best Practices in Big Data Security and Privacy. This document lists out in detail the best practices that should be followed by ...

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