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CSA Research

Best practices, guidance, frameworks and tools to help the industry secure the cloud. Read our research to get your questions around cloud security answered.
Research

CSA Research is created by the industry for the industry and is both vendor-neutral and consensus driven. Our research is created by subject matter experts who volunteer for our working groups. Each working group focuses on a unique topic or aspect of cloud security, from IoT, DevSecOps, Serverless and more, we have working groups for over 20 areas of cloud computing. You can view a list of all active research working groups. To find out more about how our research is created and the process we follow you can view the CSA Research Lifecycle.

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Latest Research

A Practitioner’s Guide to Post-Quantum Cryptography

A Practitioner’s Guide to Post-Quantum Cryptography

Release Date: 11/10/2025

Cryptographically relevant quantum computers are projected to emerge as early as the 2030s. Traditional cryptographic systems like RSA, Diffie-Hellman, and elliptic curve algorithms face obsolescence. This guide from the CSA Quantum-Safe Security Working Group provides a practical roadmap for...
AICM Implementation & Auditing Guidelines (Frameworks)

AICM Implementation & Auditing Guidelines (Frameworks)

Release Date: 10/22/2025

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) AI Controls Matrix (AICM) Implementation and Auditing Guidelines Bundle provides comprehensive direction for both implementing and assessing the 243 controls of the AI Controls Matrix.

What’s Included in this Download:
  • Implementation Guidelines: Defines practical,...
AI Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (AI-CAIQ) v1.0.2

AI Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (AI-CAIQ) v1.0.2

Release Date: 10/16/2025

The AI Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire (AI-CAIQ) is an extension of the Cloud Security Alliance’s widely adopted CAIQ, designed specifically for AI systems.

The AI-CAIQ (AI Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire) is a structured framework designed to help organizations...