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New Conference for Privacy and Security Professionals to Share, Connect and Learn

Published: 01/16/2014

IAPP and CSA announce new strategic alliance. Portsmouth, NH – January 16, 2014 – Today, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest organization of privacy professionals in the world, announced a new strategic alliance with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not...

Announcing the Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) V.3 Open Review Period

Published: 12/09/2013

At CSA Congress 2013 this week we are announcing the open review period of the Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) v.3 and we hope you will take a few moments and provide your input to this very important initiative. Lack of security control transparency is a leading inhibitor ...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Framework Details

Published: 12/05/2013

New White Paper Outlines Best Practices to Deploy an SDP to Protect Application Infrastructure from Network-based Attacks Orlando, FL – CSA Congress 2013 – December 5, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization which promotes the use of best practices for providi...

SAFECode and the Cloud Security Alliance Release Guidance for the Secure Development of Cloud Applications

Published: 12/05/2013

New Paper Outlines Practical Software Security Recommendations to Address Threats Specific to Cloud Computing Orlando, Fla. – Cloud Security Alliance Congress – Dec. 5, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization which promotes the use of best practices for providing ...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces Annual Ron Knode Service Award Winners

Published: 12/04/2013

Six Outstanding Individual CSA Volunteers Selected to Honor the Legacy of Late CSA Member and Volunteer Contributor Ron Knode Orlando, FL – CSA CONGRESS 2013 - December 5, 2013 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the recipients of its second annual Ron Knode Service Award, an annu...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces Bonus Workshop Series At 2013 US Congress

Published: 11/22/2013

San Francisco, CA – November 21, 2013 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced a series of five bonus workshops that will be featured at the 2013 US Congress event from December 3-6 in Orlando, Florida. The five workshops will provide participants with the opportunity to explore key topics in...

Cloud Security Alliance Adds New Board Member

Published: 11/19/2013

Seattle, WA – November 19, 2013 – 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 that it has appointed Adrienne Hall to its Board of Directors. Hall, general mana...

Cloud Security Alliance Establishes Second Official Chapter In India

Published: 11/14/2013

New Chapter in Bangalore India to Promote the Secure Adoption of Cloud Computing Across India Seattle, WA – November 14, 2013 - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the formation of its latest new chapter in Bangalore, India. In recognition of the importance of India’s role as a majo...

Bob Flores, Former CTO Of The CIA, To Keynote CSA Congress 2013

Published: 11/13/2013

Keynote to Address ‘Unifying Security for Cloud and Mobile: The Software Defined Perimeter’ Orlando, FL – November 13, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that Bob Flores, former CTO of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has been added to the program as a keynote speak...

Cloud Security Alliance Announces Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Initiative

Published: 11/13/2013

Las Vegas, NV – November 13, 2013 – 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 the launch of the Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Initiative, a project to develo...

Cloud Security Alliance Annual Congress to Draw Industry Attention to Most Debated Issues in Cloud Computing

Published: 11/11/2013

Seattle, WA and Orlando, FL – November 11, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance continues to build its agenda for the upcoming Cloud Security Alliance Congress, adding a number of notable and heavily debated presentations featuring some of the industry’s most progressive thought leaders, addressing...

Cloud Security Alliance Annual Congress to Serve as Launchpad for New Research, Guidance Reports and Working Groups

Published: 11/07/2013

Orlando, FL – November 7, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance today released its planned research agenda and a preview of new working groups to be launched at the upcoming Cloud Security Alliance Congress 2013, taking place December 4-5 in Orlando. This year’s event will feature the release of res...

Invitation to CSA CloudBytes: Cloud Controls Matrix v3.0

Published: 11/05/2013

Don't miss your chance to join experts and learn more about the Cloud Controls Matrix and the latest release of version 3.0. RSVP HERE NOW if you haven't already! For consumers of cloud services, the decision to move forward distills down to one question, "Do I trust the provider enough for the...

Announcing CSA Congress 2013 Working Group Events

Published: 10/31/2013

In addition to the main conference (register for CSA Congress here), the following working groups will be hosting side events: Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), 9:00am Tuesday December 3rd Consensus Assessment Initiative (CAIQ), 10:30am Tuesday December 3rd Security as a Service (SecaaS), 12:...

Survey for SaaS companies: State of Identity Management

Published: 10/23/2013

CSA and new corporate member OneLogin are undertaking a survey to better understand the maturity of SaaS providers in their implementation of identity management solutions. Individual survey responses are anonymous, and you will have the opportunity to receive a copy of the full survey results p...

CSA Releases CCM v3.0 Info Sheet for Updates on New Controls, Domains

Published: 10/07/2013

In conjunction with its release of the Cloud Controls Matrix, v3.0, the Cloud Security Alliance has published a CCM Info Sheet that describes the CCM, changes in v3.0, and the alignment of the CCM to the "Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing, v3.0" and the Open Control...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Cloud Controls Matrix, Version 3.0

Published: 09/26/2013

Industry Standard for Cloud Security Now Includes Expanded Controls to Assess Cloud Service Provider Information Security Risks CSA EMEA 2013 - Edinburgh, Scotland – September 26, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the release of the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) Ve...

The Cloud Security Alliance and BSI Launch STAR Certification Program

Published: 09/25/2013

Part II of the Open Certification Framework for Cloud Providers September 25, 2013 – Edinburgh, Scotland (CSA EMEA Congress) - The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and BSI, the business standards company, today announced the launch of the STAR Certification program, a rigorous third party indepen...

Cloud Security Alliance Mobile Working Group Opens Annual Mobile Market Maturity Survey

Published: 09/24/2013

Group Seeks Global Input to Understand Current Market Maturity and Needed Processes to Manage Enterprise Mobile Technology CSA EMEA 2013 - Edinburgh, Scotland – September 24, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Mobile Working Group today launched its second annual Mobile Market Maturi...

Cloud Security Alliance Big Data Working Group Releases Report On Big Data Analytics For Security Intelligence

Published: 09/24/2013

New Report Provides Insight on How New Big Data Tools and Opportunities are Changing the Security Analytics Landscape CSA EMEA 2013 - Edinburgh, Scotland – September 24, 2013 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Big Data Working Group today announced the release of Big Data Analytics for Se...

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