Cloud Security Alliance Welcomes TÜV Rheinland as Global Corporate Member
Published: 11/03/2014
TÜV Rheinland Singapore to Become First CSA STAR Certifying Body in Southeast Asia Suntec, Singapore -- October 30, 2014 -- TÜV Rheinland, a global leader in independent inspection services, and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization that promotes the use of best practice...
CSA Seeks Input on Open Peer Review: CSA Quantum-Safe Security Working Group Charter
Published: 10/24/2014
The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on a proposed Quantum-Safe Security Working Group Charter. The focus of the Quantum‐Safe Security working group is on cryptographic methods that will remain safe after the widespread availability of the quantum computer. T...
Mobile Working Group IoT Kickoff Call!
Published: 10/23/2014
You are invited to participate in the first call for the Mobile Working Group Internet of Things (IoT) Security subgroup. Details are below: Dial in information: DIN: +1.213.226.1066, ID: 674-823-196#, https://join.me/cloudsecurityalliance.org OVERVIEW We'll work through getting us all on the s...
Cloud Security Alliance Software Hackathon Closed. Software Defined Perimeter Prevails Again
Published: 10/21/2014
Protocol Proves to be Intrinsically Secure Against Network-based Attacks; Full Attack Analysis Coming Soon! Seattle, WA – October 22, 2014 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization which promotes the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud c...
CSA Congress US Presentations Available
Published: 10/20/2014
A message from Jim Reavis, Chief Executive Officer of Cloud Security Alliance: Dear CSA Membership, As we enter into our 6th year of operation, we are seeing tremendous growth in enterprise usage of cloud computing. When we started CSA, cloud was often being used as a pilot or prototype for fu...
Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Prevailing after Hackathon Kickoff at Cloud Security Alliance Congress 2014
Published: 10/02/2014
14 Days Left to Attempt Breach of SDP Protected Public Cloud and Earn a Prize of $10,000 San Jose, CA – October 2, 2014 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization which promotes the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing, today ann...
Survey Opportunitiy: Cloud Adoption in the Finance Industry
Published: 09/25/2014
Due to its particular nature, financial institutions have adopted Information and Communication Technologies throughout its entire business value chain. Advanced and convenient technologies, along with the trust of customers on established institutions have induced a great adoption of very popula...
New Cloud Security Alliance Survey Reveals Emerging International Data Privacy Challenges
Published: 09/23/2014
73% of Respondents Call for Global Consumer Bill of Rights Around Data Privacy Seattle, WA – September 23, 2014 – According to a new survey from the Cloud Security Alliance there is a growing and strong interest in harmonizing privacy laws towards a universal set of principles. Released today...
Cloud Security Alliance Announces Annual Ron Knode Service Award Recipients
Published: 09/19/2014
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 2014 - September 19, 2014 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the recipients of its third annual Ron Knode Service...
Cloud Security Alliance Releases New Big Data Taxonomy Report
Published: 09/18/2014
Big Data Working Group Issues Comprehensive Report to Aid Understanding and Decision Making in Big Data Technology San Jose, CA – September 18, 2014 – CSA Congress 2014 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Big Data Working Group today released the Big Data Taxonomy Report, a new guidance report ...
Cloud Security Alliance Survey Finds IT Professionals Underestimating How Many Cloud Apps Exist in the Business Environment
Published: 09/18/2014
San Jose, CA – September 19, 2014 – CSA Congress 2014 – In what could be called a tale of perception versus reality, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today released the results of a new survey that found a significant difference between the number of cloud-based applications IT and security prof...
Hackathon On! Cloud Security Alliance Challenges Hackers to Break its Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) at CSA Congress 2014
Published: 08/27/2014
Successful Breach of SDP Protected Public Cloud Will Earn a Prize of $10,000 San Jose, CA – August 27, 2014 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization which promotes the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing, today announced i...
Cloud Security Alliance Sets Research Agenda for Upcoming CSA Congress 2014
Published: 08/15/2014
New Research from Antibot and Big Data Working Groups along with New Surveys to be Featured at this Year’s Event San Jose, CA – August 15, 2014 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today revealed new research, surveys and volunteer opportunities to be announced during the course of its upcoming C...
CSA Congress Pre-Conference Working Group Session
Published: 08/13/2014
CSA is excited to host the first combined CSA Congress and IAPP Privacy Academy in San Jose on Sept. 15-19th. We are reaching out to CSA members to find out who will be attending so that we could potentially host working group sessions on Tuesday the 16th before the main conference. Please add...
Cloud Security Alliance Announces Keynote Line Up and Breakout Sessions for Congress 2014
Published: 07/31/2014
CSA and International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) join forces to offer comprehensive data protection program San Jose, CA – July 31, 2014 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the keynote line up and notable new breakout sessions for the upcoming CSA Congress and In...
Survey Opportunity: Cloud Usage: Risks and Opportunities
Published: 07/29/2014
From research on big data/security to detecting cloud incidents, the Cloud Security Alliance provides a wealth of data and advice on cloud security topics from its expert research and deep bench of information technology authorities. With this proposed survey, which will be circulated to IT and...
Cloud Security Alliance Publishes Guidelines for CSA STAR Attestation
Published: 07/28/2014
Full specification for CPAs conducting independent cloud provider assessments using the AICPA SOC 2SM engagements plus CSA Cloud Controls Matrix Seattle, WA – July 29, 2014 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), today announced the release of official guidel...
Cloud Security Alliance Releases New Cloud Controls Matrix v3.0.1 and Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire v3.0.1
Published: 07/16/2014
Two De Facto Industry Standards Now Aligned with One-to-One Mapping to Allow for Smarter Decisions by Cloud Consumers and More Transparency for Cloud Providers Seattle, WA – July 16, 2014 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the release of significant updates to two de facto ind...
CCM & CAIQ v3.0.1 Version Update Soft Launch
Published: 07/11/2014
We are very excited to announce the soft launch of the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) and Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) v.3.0.1. We invite you to download both documents during this early review period: Download CCM Here Download CAIQ Here What's New in CCM v3.0.1 T...
Upcoming Webinar: Triaging the Cloud - 5 Steps to Putting the Cloud Controls Matrix to Work to Safely Enable Cloud Services in Your Enterprise
Published: 07/05/2014
Join Cloud Security Alliance Chief Operating Officer, John Howie, Pandora Director of Information Security, Doug Meier, and Netskope Chief Scientist, Krishna Narayanaswamy, for a practical discussion and set of next steps to making the CCM work for you and triaging the apps you discover. Register...
