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Cloud Security Alliance APAC Summit 2016 Set to Open for CloudAsia

Published: 02/12/2016

Cloud Security Alliance and Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) partners to deliver international perspective at CloudAsia SINGAPORE – February 12, 2016 - Cloud Security Alliance Asia Pacific (CSA APAC) is proud to announce that this year’s CSA APAC Summit will be the curtain opener for Infocom...

Cloud Security Alliance to Host Fourth Software Defined Perimeter Hackathon; Top Prize of $10,000 up for Grabs

Published: 02/04/2016

Participants Invited to Attack Mission-Critical Cloud Application Architecture at RSA Conference; Verizon to Lead Testing Effort San Francisco, Calif. (RSA Conference Booth #S2614) – Feb. 4, 2016 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and rais...

Early bird discount for CSA CEE Summit 2016 ends soon!

Published: 01/28/2016

We would like to invite you to the 4th CSA CEE Summit that will take place on the March 8th in Ljubljana. The event topic is Public Cloud Security - What is easy and what is missing? Summit will present practical solutions for the challenges faced when transitioning to the cloud and treating sec...

Open Survey: Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Security

Published: 01/26/2016

Hybrid cloud is a cloud deployment model using at least two different cloud deployment models (e.g. private, public, community). The deployments involved remain unique entities but are bound together by appropriate technology that enables interoperability, data portability and application portabi...

Open Peer Review: The Treacherous 12 - Cloud Computing Top Threats in 2016

Published: 01/23/2016

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on the Top Threats Working Group's survey report, The Treacherous 12 - Cloud Computing Top Threats in 2016. The survey report shares findings and analysis from the Top Threats Working Group's survey from late 2015. The rev...

Open Peer Review: CCM v3.0.1 with ISO 27002/27017/27018 Candidate Mapping

Published: 01/23/2016

The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on the update to the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v3.0.1. The update includes the ISO 27002/27017/27018 candidate mapping. In addition, there were minor updates that included spelling, style, and punctuation. This is your ...

CSA Survey: 64.9% of IT Trusts the Cloud as Much or More than On-Premises Solutions

Published: 01/13/2016

Sponsored by Skyhigh Networks, New Report Highlights Shift in Strategy Around Cloud Adoption and Security Seattle, WA – January 13, 2015 – Cloud Adoption does not have to mean opening up your organization to increased security risks and threats if the right policies are in place. That’s what the...

Upcoming CloudBytes for January and February 2016

Published: 01/13/2016

Emerging Approaches in a Cloud Connected Enterprise: Containers and Microservices Presenter: Anil Karmel, Co-Founder and CEO of C2 Labs Date: Jan 28–10:30am PT (6:30 GMT) Containers such as Docker and CoreOS Rkt deliver incredible capabilities to developers and operators and are powering the De...

Cloud Security Alliance Summit 2016 Set to Kick Off RSA Conference with “Cloudifying Information Security”

Published: 01/11/2016

Star of ABC's Shark Tank and Former Commissioner of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Serve as Featured Keynote Speakers at Annual Event San Francisco, CA – January 11, 2016 (RSA Conference 2016) - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced its preliminary agenda for CSA Summit 2...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces Formation of Australia and New Zealand Regional Coordinating Body

Published: 01/08/2016

New Body to Serve Growing Demand for Cloud Security Interest and Best Practices through Access to More Regional ActivitiesSINGAPORE – January 8, 2016 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure ...

CSA APAC and NCDRC sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Published: 12/16/2015

The Cloud Security Alliance APAC and National Cyber Defense Research Centre (NCDRC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 12, 2015.BANGALORE – December 16, 2015 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness...

RSVP to exciting CloudBytes Webinars in January

Published: 12/15/2015

CloudBytes webinar series is dedicated to educating the public on all things related to the cloud and next generation IT. We have two exciting webinars coming up: Making Trusted Decisions to Use the Cloud: A New Model to Succeed Presenter: Jeffrey Ritter, External Lecturer, University of Oxfor...

CSA’s Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) Releases Minor Update to Version 3.0.1

Published: 12/11/2015

CSA’s Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) Working Group has released a series of minor updates and corrections to version 3.0.1 of its CCM. These minor updates/corrections were based on feedback from our CCM user community. A tab was created in the spreadsheet titled “CCM Change Log” to capture the detai...

CSA Releases CloudTrust Protocol Prototype Source Code

Published: 12/10/2015

Thanks to the support of our peer reviewers and contributors (including the EU projects SPECS, A4Cloud and CUMULUS), CSA is pleased to announce the release of an open-source prototype implementation of the CTP API. The Cloud Trust Protocol (CTP) is designed to be a mechanism by which cloud servi...

Cloud Security Alliance Adds Chinese Universities to the APAC Education Council

Published: 12/02/2015

SINGAPORE – December 2, 2015 - 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 the launch of the new CSA Asia- Pacific (APAC) Education Council in...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Mobile Application Security Testing Initiative

Published: 12/02/2015

White Paper Ready for Peer Review SINGAPORE – December 2, 2015 - 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 its Mobile Application Secu...

Cloud Security Alliance Successfully hosts Cross-Straits Working Level Meeting on Cybersecurity Following Xi-Ma Meeting in Singapore

Published: 12/01/2015

SINGAPORE – December 1, 2015 - On November 7, 2015, Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Mr Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China (ROC/Chinese Taipei), met in Singapore. The Xi-Ma meeting held in Singapore has been one of the most significant events for...

Securing Smart Cities Issues Guidelines for Smart City Technology Adoption

Published: 11/18/2015

Securing Smart Cities, the not-for-profit global initiative addressing the cyber security challenges of smart cities, today released guidelines jointly developed by Securing Smart Cities and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) for the adoption of smart city technology. The guide provides organizati...

Cloud Security Alliance Summit Los Angeles 2015 To Feature Top Experts from Entertainment and Enterprise on Lessons Learned in Cloud Security

Published: 11/17/2015

Speakers from The Honest Company, PwC, University of Oxford, Microsoft, Google, SpaceX and Evident.io to Be Featured at the Upcoming Inaugural Event Los Angeles, CA – November 17, 2015 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awarene...

Upcoming Webinars on Safe Harbor and CASB Capabilities

Published: 11/10/2015

CloudBytes webinar series is dedicated to educating the public on all things related to the cloud and next generation IT. We have two exciting webinars coming up: Can I Still Use the Cloud? Now that Safe Harbor is Dead Presented by Nigel Hawthorn of Skyhigh Nov 24th--6:00am PT (2:00pm GMT) The...

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