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Cloud Security Alliance Announces First Annual Ron Knode Service Award Winners

Published: 11/07/2012

Six Individual CSA Volunteers Selected to Honor the Legacy of Late CSA Member and Volunteer Contributor Ron Knode Orlando, FL - November 7, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the recipients of its first Ron Knode Service Award, a new annual award sponsored by the CSA recogni...

Department of Homeland Security to Keynote at Upcoming CSA Annual Congress Program

Published: 11/02/2012

Experts from DHS, Huawei Technologies, U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, Verizon and Others Join Together for a Powerful Keynote Roundtable to Address Critical Infrastructure, National Security and the Cloud Seattle, WA – November 2, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the addit...

EMEA Congress Recap

Published: 10/31/2012

The inaugural EMEA Congress in Amsterdam was an unqualified success, with hundreds of security visionaries in attendance and featuring presentations from some of the leading voices from across the cloud security landscape. What follows are just a sample of the discussions and some of the key take...

CSA Releases Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Guidance

Published: 10/29/2012

New Security-as-a-Service Implementation Report Provide Guidance for Deployment of Cloud-based SIEM October 29, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today released the Security Information and Event Management (SEIM) guidance document - as part of its Security as a Service (SecaaS) Imple...

CSA Seeks Input on a Mobile App Store Security Initiative Policy Guideline Document

Published: 10/25/2012

The Cloud Security Alliance Mobile Working Group would like to invite you to review and comment on their Mobile App Store Security Initiative Policy Guideline document that was created by their Initiative 5 sub-group. This initiative will cover public and private app stores, how they handle apps,...

CSA Seeks Input on a Mobile Authentication Document

Published: 10/19/2012

The Cloud Security Alliance Mobile Working Group would like to invite you to review and comment on the Mobile Authentication Document that was created by their Initiative 4 Authentication Sub-group. Authentication with mobile devices takes many forms and this initiative helps lay out the differen...

CSA Seeks Input on a Mobile BYOD Document

Published: 10/19/2012

The Cloud Security Alliance Mobile Working Group would like to invite you to review and comment on the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Document that was created by their Initiative 3 BYOD Sub-group. BYOD is a growing trend in the enterprise and brings with it new challenges including a new look at p...

Late-Breaking Speakers and Sessions Complete the CSA Annual Congress Program

Published: 10/17/2012

DC Veteran Experts and New Sessions on National Security, Incident Response and Information Sharing in the Cloud Complete the Program for the Industry's Premier Gathering for IT Security Professionals Seattle, WA – October 17, 2012 **– The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced the ad...

Take The CSA Mobile Maturity Questionnaire

Published: 10/16/2012

The Cloud Security Alliance's Mobile Working Group Requests Your Participation Smart phones, tablets, and other advanced mobile technology have now been around for a few years. These technologies continue to gain acceptance and, in some cases, prominence in the enterprise work environment. As wit...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases (SecaaS) Implementation Guidance

Published: 10/09/2012

London, UK, #CSASummit at RSA - October 8, 2012The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that its Security as a Service (SecaaS) Working Group has completed its peer review process and has published implementation guidance documents expanding upon their “Defined Categories of Service” doc...

Data Loss from Missing Mobile Devices Ranks as Top Mobile Device Threat by Enterprises

Published: 10/04/2012

New Survey by Cloud Security Alliance Mobile Working Group Outlines Top Mobile Threats San Francisco, CA – October 4, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Mobile Working Group today released findings from a new survey that calls out the specific security concerns enterprise executives sa...

Cloud Maturity Study Reveals the Top 10 Issues Eroding Cloud Confidence

Published: 09/27/2012

New Research by Cloud Security Alliance and ISACA Identifies Government Regulations, Exit Strategies, and International Data Privacy as Top Concerns Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (27 September 2012)—Findings from a joint Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA survey show that government regulations, ...

CSA Security as a Service (SecaaS) Working Group Completes Implementation Guidance

Published: 09/26/2012

New Identity and Access Management Research Provides Business and Technical Considerations for Implementation of SecaaS as Part of the Cloud September 26, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that its Security as a Service (SecaaS) Working Group has completed its peer revi...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Cloud Controls Matrix Version 1.3

Published: 09/21/2012

Version 1.3 Integrates Revised Mapping of FedRAMP Security Controls September 21, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today published version 1.3 of the Cloud Controls Matrix which is designed to provide fundamental security principles to guide cloud vendors and to assist prospective cl...

Call For Speakers for Cloud Security Alliance Innovation 2013 Conference

Published: 09/21/2012

Innovators New Cloud-related Security Technologies Invited to Submit Proposal by October 14 Silicon Valley, CA – September 10, 2012 – The Silicon Valley Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance will be hosting the 2nd Annual Innovation Conference is currently seeking industry experts to submit...

CSA Identifies 17 Key Components for Effective Mobile Device Management of BYOD and Company-Owned Devices

Published: 09/20/2012

CSA Mobile Working Group Outlines Policies and Practices Enterprises Must Adopt to Prevent a Compromise in Security SEATTLE, WA – September 20, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Mobile Working Group today released Mobile Device Management: Key Components, V1.0, a research report ident...

CSA EMEA Congress: Cloud Providers Invited to Attend First Guidelines on CSA STAR Certification Presentation

Published: 09/19/2012

The plans to release a CSA Open Certification Framework that was announced at the opening of the SecureCloud 2012 conference in Frankfurt, Germany has become a reality. The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) will release the first of its guidelines for CSA STAR CERTIFICATION, the second level of its ...

Cloud Security Alliance Annual Congress to Feature Release of 20 Research and Guidance Reports

Published: 09/19/2012

New Findings and Guidance on Mobile Security, Big Data and Privacy are Set to be Released at the Upcoming Congress Seattle, WA – September 19, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has finalized its research agenda for this year’s annual CSA Congress 2012 scheduled for November 7-8 in Orlando...

Cloud Security Alliance to Host Summit at RSA Europe on October 8

Published: 09/17/2012

London – September 17, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) will host a Summit at RSA Europe 2012 Conference in London on Monday, October 8th. The CSA Summit will offer speakers and participants an opportunity to learn the latest industry trends and get involved with a number of educational a...

CSA Seeks Volunteers for Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) v.2

Published: 09/12/2012

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) warmly invites interested individuals to step forward to contribute to an initiative which promotes cloud security for customers and providers. CSA is calling for volunteers for the following project: Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) v.2: The...

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