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 | CCM Machine Readable Bundle (JSON/YAML/OSCAL) CSA provides in a machine-readable format the CCM Controls, CAIQ Security Questionnaire, Implementation Guidelines (both JSON/YAML and OSCAL) and Mappings... Request to download |
 | Understanding the Two Maturity Models of Zero Trust CSA Zero Trust and Industry Insights Blog Post by John Kindervag that compares and contrasts the new version of the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model and the... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Authority to Operate Working Group Charter 2023 The mission of the Enterprise Authority to Operate (EATO) Working Group is to develop, maintain, review, update, support and deploy of a concentrated assessm... Request to download |
 | Medical Devices in A Zero Trust Architecture Today’s medical devices often connect to the cloud, which increases the risk by expanding the attack surface. This presents the Healthcare Delivery Organi... Request to download |
 | An Agile Data Doctrine for a Secure Data Lake Data is now a significant asset in most organizations around the globe, whether government, business, or not-for-profit; the inevitable shift toward its u... Request to download |
 | Security Implications of ChatGPT This position paper provides analysis across four dimensions: How it can benefit cybersecurity, how it can benefit malicious attackers, how ChatGPT might ... Request to download |
 | The Six Pillars of DevSecOps: Automation - Japanese Translation This localized version of this publication was produced from the original source material through the efforts of chapters and volunteers but the translate... Request to download |
| CCM and CAIQ FAQ The Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) is a framework of controls (policies and procedures) that are essential for cloud computing security. It is created and up... Request to download |
 | Open Certification Framework Working Group Charter The CSA Open Certification Framework (OCF) is an industry initiative to allow global, trusted independent evaluation of cloud providers. It is a program for ... Request to download |
 | Agile Data Lake Threat Modeling As cloud platforms expand further and further into business uses, the need to understand the attack surface to your data becomes much more apparent. With ... Request to download |
 | Data Loss Prevention and Data Security Survey Report As the traditional perimeter is reduced or eliminated with the move to remote and hybrid work, and as Zero Trust strategies gain popularity, data security... Request to download |
 | Internet of Things (IoT) Working Group Charter 2023 This charter lays out the scope, responsibilities, and roadmap for the Internet of Things Working Group. The Cloud Security Alliance Internet of Things (I... Request to download |
 | Quantum-Safe Security Working Group Charter 2023 The focus of the Quantum‐Safe Security Working Group is on cryptographic methods that will remain safe after the widespread availability of the quantum co... Request to download |
 | Health Information Management Working Group Charter 2023 The Health Information Management Working Group aims to directly influence how health information service providers deliver secure cloud solutions (servic... Request to download |
 | Auditors Guidance Document STAR Certification: Auditing the Cloud Controls Matrix The download file also contains the following: Illustrative Type 2 SOC 2® Report: With the Additional Criteria in the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud... Request to download |
| CSA CCM v4.0 Addendum - IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services v1.1.0 This document is a CSA CCM v4.0 addendum to the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services v1.1.0 that contains controls mapping between the CCM and the I... Request to download |
 | Requirements for Bodies Providing STAR Certification This document outlines how to conduct STAR certification assessments to the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) as part of an ISO 27001 assessment. The STAR certi... Request to download |
| STAR Enabled Solutions FAQ A STAR Enabled Solution is a product or service that utilizes the CCM framework or the Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ). Their technol... Request to download |
 | Telesurgery Tabletop Guide Book The purpose of this guidebook is to assist healthcare providers in planning and facilitating a discussion and evaluation of the procedural response action... Request to download |
 | ACSP Training Course Outline | CSA An outline of the topics covered and what you'll be building in the labs each day of the Advanced Cloud Security Practitioner (ACSP) Training. Cloud Secur... Request to download |